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    Possessive adjectives are used in both English and Spanish to show ownership or relationships between people. In English, possessive adjectives include my, your, his, her, our, their and are placed before nouns. In Spanish, the possessive adjectives are similar but su can have multiple meanings depending on context. Possessive adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. While possessive adjectives indicate the owner, in Spanish possession is shown using "de + noun" and su/sus can replace a phrase using de + person.

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    Possessive adjectives are used in both English and Spanish to show ownership or relationships between people. In English, possessive adjectives include my, your, his, her, our, their and are placed before nouns. In Spanish, the possessive adjectives are similar but su can have multiple meanings depending on context. Possessive adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. While possessive adjectives indicate the owner, in Spanish possession is shown using "de + noun" and su/sus can replace a phrase using de + person.

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    Adjetivos Posesivos placed BEFORE the noun

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    Possessive adjectives are used in both English and Spanish to show ownership or relationships between people. In English, possessive adjectives include my, your, his, her, our, their and are placed before nouns. In Spanish, the possessive adjectives are similar but su can have multiple meanings depending on context. Possessive adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. While possessive adjectives indicate the owner, in Spanish possession is shown using "de + noun" and su/sus can replace a phrase using de + person.

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    Possessive adjectives are used in both English and Spanish to show ownership or relationships between people. In English, possessive adjectives include my, your, his, her, our, their and are placed before nouns. In Spanish, the possessive adjectives are similar but su can have multiple meanings depending on context. Possessive adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. While possessive adjectives indicate the owner, in Spanish possession is shown using "de + noun" and su/sus can replace a phrase using de + person.

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    The Fun and Exciting

    World of
    Possessive Adjectives
    From public domain

    Possessive Adjectives
    Adjectives DESCRIBE
    nouns, correct?
    Well, they can also show
    possession.

    Possessive Adjectives
    in English
    my

    our

    Your

    your (plural)

    his, her, its

    their

    English Examples of
    Posessive Adjectives
    my dog
    your house
    Her uncle
    our Spanish class
    Their friend

    Here are the possessive


    adjectives in Spanish!
    Possessive adjectives show ownership or
    relationships between people.
    They are placed before the noun.

    Spanish Possessive Adjectives


    singular
    mi
    mis
    tu
    tus

    plural

    (my)

    Nuestro(s)
    Nuestra (s) (our)

    (your)

    Vuestro (s)
    Vuestra (s) (your)

    su
    sus (his,her, its, your)

    su
    sus

    (their, your)

    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.

    Possessive Adjectives
    Some examples:
    mi hermano
    mis hermanos
    tu abuela
    tus abuelas
    su hijo
    sus hijos
    nuestro to nuestros tos
    nuestra ta nuestras tas

    Agreement with
    Possessive Adjectives
    The possessive adjective must be
    singular if the noun is singular and
    plural if the noun is plural.

    While possessive adjectives refer to the


    owner, their form agrees in gender and
    number with the noun that comes after them.

    A Blurry Example!!!

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

    Possessive Adjectives
    Examples in Question Form

    Son rubios los


    hermanos de Rafael?
    No, sus hermanos son
    pelirrojos.

    Showing Possession
    In Spanish there are NO
    apostrophes.
    You cannot say, for example,
    Jorges dog,
    (using an apostrophe)

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

    Review of
    De + noun
    This concept of showing
    possession is using
    de + noun.
    For example:

    De + Noun
    Tengo el cuaderno de Felipe.
    La hermana de Mara es amable.

    Suand sus can take the


    place of a phrase with
    de + person.

    De dnde es la madre de
    Juan?
    Su madre es de Puebla.

    Your time in the


    Fun and Exciting
    World of
    Possessive
    Adjectives

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