possessive adjectives

1. 11.4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
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 In contrast to English, Spanish has two types of
possessive adjectives: the unstressed (or short) forms
you learned in Lección 3 and the stressed (or long)
forms.
 The stressed possessive adjectives are used for
emphasis or to express the English phrases of mine, of
yours, of his, and so on.

2. 11.4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
Stressed possessive adjectives
Masculine Feminine
mío(s) mía(s) my; (of) mine
tuyo(s) tuya(s) your; (of) yours (fam.)
suyo(s) suya(s)
your; (of) yours (form.);
his; (of) his; her; (of) hers; its
nuestro(s) nuestra(s) our; (of) ours
vuestro(s) vuestra(s) your; (of) yours (fam.)
suyo(s) suya(s) your; (of) yours (form.); their; (of) theirs

3. 11.4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
¡ATENCIÓN!
 Used with un/una, these possessives are similar in
meaning to the English expression of mine/yours/etc.
Juancho es un amigo mío.
Juancho is a friend of mine.

4. 11.4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
 Stressed possessive adjectives must agree in gender and
number with the nouns they modify.
su impresora  la impresora suya
her printer her printer
nuestros televisores  los televisores nuestros
our television sets our television sets

5. 11.4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
 Stressed possessive adjectives are placed after the noun
they modify, while unstressed possessive adjectives are
placed before the noun.
Son mis llaves.
They are my keys.
Son las llaves mías.
They are my keys.

6. 11.4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
 A definite article, an indefinite article, or a demonstrative
adjective usually precedes a noun modified by a
stressed possessive adjective.
Me encantan unos discos compactos tuyos.
I love some of your CDs.
Me encantan los discos compactos tuyos.
I love your CDs.
Me encantan estos discos compactos tuyos.
I love these CDs of yours.

7. 11.4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
 Since suyo, suya, suyos, and suyas have more than
one meaning, you can avoid confusion by using the
construction: [article] + [noun] + de + [subject pronoun].
el teclado suyo 
el teclado de él/ella his/her keyboard
el teclado de usted your keyboard
el teclado de ellos/ellas their keyboard
el teclado de ustedes your keyboard

8. 11.4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
 Possessive pronouns are used to replace a noun +
[possessive adjective].
 In Spanish, the possessive pronouns have the same
forms as the stressed possessive adjectives, and they
are preceded by a definite article.
la calculadora nuestra  la nuestra
el fax tuyo  el tuyo
los archivos suyos  los suyos
Possessive pronouns

9. 11.4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
 A possessive pronoun agrees in number and gender with
the noun it replaces.
—Aquí está mi coche. ¿Dónde está el tuyo?
—Here’s my car. Where is yours?
—El mío está en el taller de mi hermano.
—Mine is at my brother’s garage.
—¿Tienes las revistas de Carlos?
—Do you have Carlos’ magazines?
—No, pero tengo las nuestras.
—No, but I have ours.

10. 11.4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
¡ATENCIÓN!
 The definite article (el/la) is usually omitted when a
stressed possessive follows the verb ser.
Perdone, ¿pero es suya esta cámara?
No, no es mía.

11. 11.4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
¡INTÉNTALO! Indica las formas tónicas (stressed) de estos
adjetivos posesivos y los pronombres posesivos correspondientes.
adjetivos pronombres
1. su videocasetera ______ ______
2. mi televisor ______ ______
3. nuestros discos compactos ______ ______
4. tus calculadoras ______ ______
5. su monitor ______ ______
6. mis videos ______ ______
7. nuestra impresora ______ ______
8. tu estéreo ______ ______
9. nuestro cederrón ______ ______
10. mi computadora ______ ______