Grammar

1. LOS ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

2. Possessive Adjectives
In the last module we learned how different
types of adjectives DESCRIBE nouns.
In this module we will learn how adjectives
also show possession.

3. Possessive Adjectives in English
my our
your your (plural)
his, her, its their

4. English Examples of Posessive Adjectives
◦ My dog
◦ Your house
◦Her uncle
◦ Our Spanish class
◦Their friend

5. Here are the possessive
adjectives in Spanish!
Possessive adjectives show ownership or
relationships between people and
they are placed before the noun.

6. Spanish Possessive Adjectives
singular
mi
mis (my)
tu
tus (your-familiar)
su
sus (his,her, its, your-formal)
plural
Nuestro(s)
Nuestra (s) (our)
su
sus (their, your-plural)

7. In English, the possessive adjectives his, her, and their
tell whether something belongs to a male, a female, or
more than one person.
In Spanish, the possessive adjective su has many possible meanings (his,
her, its, your, their). Context usually makes the meaning clear.

8. Possessive Adjectives
Some examples:
mi hermano mis hermanos
tu abuela tus abuelas
su hijo sus hijos
nuestro tío nuestros tíos
nuestra tía nuestras tías

9. More Examples of Posessive Adjectives
Mi prima es alta.
Todas mis primas son altas.

10. FYI: Showing Possession
In Spanish there are NO
apostrophes.
You cannot say, for example,
Jorge’s dog,
(using an apostrophe)

11. Showing Possession
You must say,
“The dog of Jorge,”
El perro de Jorge.

12. Vamos a practicar.
My grandmother
-> Mi abuela
My grandparents
-> Mis abuelos
Your (familiar) sister
-> Tu hermana
Our nephew
-> Nuestro sobrino
Our niece
-> Nuestra sobrina
Our nieces and nephews
-> Nuestros sobrinos
Her cat
-> su gato
His cat
-> su gato
Their cat
-> su gato
Their cats
-> Sus gatos