PossessivePossessiveAdjectivesAdjectives
Possessive Adjectives Possessive Adjectives tell us…tell us…
Who owns somethingWho owns something–It’s HIS bookIt’s HIS book
The relationship between The relationship between people or things.people or things.–That’s OUR cousinThat’s OUR cousin
Possessive Adjectives Possessive Adjectives agreeagree with with the noun they modify.the noun they modify.
It’s MY auntIt’s MY aunt–Es mi tíEs mi tíaa
They are MY auntsThey are MY aunts–Son mis tíSon mis tíasas
NOTNOT the person who possesses it the person who possesses it
Our mother is a teacherOur mother is a teacher–Nuestra madre es maestraNuestra madre es maestra
Our parents are teachersOur parents are teachers–Nuestros padres son Nuestros padres son maestrosmaestros
MYMYSingularSingular
MiMi
PluralPlural
MisMis
YourYour (familiar t (familiar tú)ú)
SingularSingular
TuTu
PluralPlural
TusTus
His, Her, ItsHis, Her, ItsSingularSingular
SuSu
PluralPlural
SusSus
YourYour (formal Usted) (formal Usted)
SingularSingular
SuSu
PluralPlural
SusSus
OUROURSingularSingular
Nuestro (m)Nuestro (m)
Nuestra (f)Nuestra (f)
PluralPlural
Nuestros (m)Nuestros (m)
Nuestras (f)Nuestras (f)
YourYour (familiar plural Vosotros) (familiar plural Vosotros)
SingularSingular
Vuestro (m)Vuestro (m)
Vuestra (f)Vuestra (f)
PluralPlural
Vuestros (m)Vuestros (m)
Vuestras (f)Vuestras (f)
YourYour (formal plural Ustedes) (formal plural Ustedes)
SingularSingular
SuSu
PluralPlural
SusSus
TheirTheirSingularSingular
SuSu
PluralPlural
SusSus
The possessive adjective only The possessive adjective only becomes plural is the noun they becomes plural is the noun they modify is pluralmodify is plural
Ej. Their dog is bigEj. Their dog is bigSu perrSu perroo es grande es grandeTheir dogs are nigTheir dogs are nigSus perrSus perrosos son grandes son grandes
Nuestro/VuestroNuestro/Vuestro also agree in genderalso agree in gender
Our grandmother is 85 years oldOur grandmother is 85 years old– NuestrNuestraa abuel abuelaa tiene 85 años. tiene 85 años.
Our grandparents live in ChicagoOur grandparents live in Chicago- Nuestr- Nuestrosos abuel abuelosos viven en Chicago. viven en Chicago.
Let’s PracticeLet’s Practice
1.(mi/mis) hermana1.(mi/mis) hermana
2.(tu/tus) tíos2.(tu/tus) tíos
3.(su/sus) hijos3.(su/sus) hijos
4.(su/sus) abuela4.(su/sus) abuela
5.(mi/mis) primos5.(mi/mis) primos
MiMi
TusTus
SusSus
SuSu
MisMis
6.(tu/tus) novio6.(tu/tus) novio
7.(nuestro/nuestra) 7.(nuestro/nuestra) abueloabuelo
8 nuestros/nuestras 8 nuestros/nuestras padrespadres
9.vuestro/vuestra9.vuestro/vuestranietanieta
10. vuestros/vuestras10. vuestros/vuestrassobrinassobrinas
TuTu
NuestroNuestro
NuestrosNuestros
VuestraVuestra
VuestrasVuestras