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    Pronombres y Adjetivos Posesivos

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    This document discusses possessive pronouns and adjectives in Spanish. It explains that possessives identify ownership or possession of something. Unstressed possessive adjectives function as possessive pronouns when used as nouns. Possessive adjectives can be unstressed and placed before nouns, or stressed and follow nouns, agreeing in number and gender. The different types of possessive pronouns and their usage are also outlined.

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    Pronombres y Adjetivos Posesivos

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    This document discusses possessive pronouns and adjectives in Spanish. It explains that possessives identify ownership or possession of something. Unstressed possessive adjectives function as possessive pronouns when used as nouns. Possessive adjectives can be unstressed and placed before nouns, or stressed and follow nouns, agreeing in number and gender. The different types of possessive pronouns and their usage are also outlined.

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    This document discusses possessive pronouns and adjectives in Spanish. It explains that possessives identify ownership or possession of something. Unstressed possessive adjectives function as possessive pronouns when used as nouns. Possessive adjectives can be unstressed and placed before nouns, or stressed and follow nouns, agreeing in number and gender. The different types of possessive pronouns and their usage are also outlined.

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    Pronombres y adjetivos posesivos/ Possessive pronouns and adjectives Possessives identify the person to whom something belongs to.

    They denote ownership or possession. When an unstressed possessive adjective (mi/my, tu/your, nuestro/our, su/ his, her) functions as a noun, it is called a possessive pronoun (m o/mine, tuyo/yours, nuestro/ours, suyo/his, hers). !emember that possessive pronouns and stressed possessive adjectives have the same form. ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS/ Possessive adjective "n #panish, there are $ types of possessive adjectives% the unstressed and the stressed. &nstressed possessive adjectives are placed before the nouns they modify. #ingular mi, tu, su, nuestro, nuestra, vuestro, vuestra Plural mis, tus, sus, nuestros, nuestras, vuestros, vuestras 'i, tu, su agree in number with the item possessed and not with the owner. They do ()T change with gender. 'i casa es blanca. / 'y house is white. 'is casas son blancas./ 'y houses are white. Tu amigo es *uan./ +our friend is *uan. Tus amigos son *uan y ,na./ +our friends are *uan and ,na. #u madre es la jefa./ -is mother is the boss. #us padres son los jefes./ -is parents are the bosses. (uestro and vuestro agree with the items possessed in both number and gender. (uestro jefe (*uan) es trabajador./ )ur boss (*uan) is hard.wor/ing. (uestros jefes (*uan y ,na) son trabajadores./ )ur bosses (*uan and ,na) are hard. wor/ing. (uestra jefa (,na) es trabajadora./ )ur boss (,na) is hard.wor/ing. (uestras jefas (#ilvia y ,na) son trabajadoras./ )ur bosses (#ilvia and ,na) are hard. wor/ing. #u and sus mean several different things0 therefore, the following constructions are used for clarification% su auto el auto de 1l his car el auto de ella her car el auto de &d. your car el auto de ellos their car el auto de ellas their car el auto de &ds. your car #us autos los autos de 1l his cars los autos de ella her cars los autos de &d. your cars los autos de ellos their cars los autos de ellas their cars los autos de &ds. your cars

    #tressed possessive adjectives The stressed possessive adjectives follow the noun and agree in number and gender with the noun they modify or replace. Pos. ,dj. #ingular Plural 'asc. 2em. 'asc. 2em. my m o m a m os m as your tuyo tuya tuyos tuyas his, her, your suyo suya suyos suyas our nuestro nuestra nuestros nuestras their, your suyo suya suyos suyas &n colega m o habla./ , colleague of mine tal/s. 3a hija m a gan4./ 'y own daughter won. ()T5% "n the e6amples above, articles are used. This form adds emphasis to ownership. "n 5nglish, emphasis is e6pressed with intonation. P!)()'7!5# P)#5#"8)#/ Possessive Pronouns Pronouns agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace. 2urthermore, possessive pronouns are generally used with the corresponding definite article. Pos. ,dj. #ingular Plural 'asc. 2em. 'asc. 2em. mine m o m a m os m as yours tuyo tuya tuyos tuyas his, hers, yours suyo suya suyos suyas ours nuestro nuestra nuestros nuestras theirs, yours suyo suya suyos suyas #u proyecto cost4 poco dinero0 el nuestro cost4 much simo./ +our project costs little money0 ours costs much more. 2)!',# (5&T!,#/ (euter forms (euter forms e6press an idea or concept, lo m o, lo tuyo, lo suyo, lo nuestro, lo suyo. 3o suyo no tiene cura./ +ours does not have a cure.

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