The document discusses Spanish possessive adjectives: - There are two-form and four-form possessive adjectives that agree in number and gender with the noun. - Examples of possessive adjectives are provided for masculine and feminine singular and plural nouns. - The prepositional forms that can accompany or replace the possessive adjectives are also explained. - The construction "de + noun" can be used to indicate possession in Spanish instead of using an apostrophe.

1. Possessive Adjectives (Los adjetivos posesivos)

2. The possessive adjectives that are used with a masculine singular noun are as follows: mi tu su (my) (your, fam., sing.) (your, form., sing.) (his) (her) nuestro vuestro su (our) (your, fam., pl.) (your, form., pl.) (their) (the ones that always occur before a noun) The unstressed possessive adjectives It is important to keep in mind that possessive adjectives agree with the thing or things possessed —not with the possessor .

3. libro. Tú tienes Yo tengo Ud. tiene Él tiene Ella tiene cuaderno. lápiz. The unstressed possessive adjectives sombrero. reloj. I have my book. mi tu You have your notebook. (fam.) You have your pencil. (form.) su su He has his hat. She has her watch. su How would we say . . . ? tú = you tu = your

4. carro. Vosotros tenéis Nosotros tenemos Uds. tienen Ellos tienen Ellas tienen documento. caballo. The unstressed possessive adjectives perro. papel. We have our car. nuestro vuestro You have your document. (fam. pl.) You have your horse. (form. pl.) su su They (masc.) have their dog. They (fem.) have their paper. su

5. The possessive adjectives that are used with a feminine singular noun are as follows: mi tu su (my) (your, fam., sing.) (your, form., sing.) (his) (her) nuestra vuestra su (our) (your, fam., pl.) (your, form., pl.) (their) The unstressed possessive adjectives Notice that the only forms that differ from masculine singular are nuestra and vuestra .

6. pluma. Tú tienes Yo tengo Ud. tiene Él tiene Ella tiene camisa. cámara. The unstressed possessive adjectives taza. blusa. I have my pen. mi tu You have your shirt. (fam.) You have your camera. (form.) su su He has his cup. She has her blouse. su How would we say . . . ?

7. bicicleta. Vosotros tenéis Nosotros tenemos Uds. tienen Ellos tienen Ellas tienen maleta. fruta. The unstressed possessive adjectives casa. computadora. We have our bicycle. nuestra vuestra You have your suitcase. (fam. pl.) You have your fruit. (form. pl.) su su They (masc.) have their house. They (fem.) have their computer. su

8. The possessive adjectives that are used with a masculine plural noun are as follows: mis tus sus (my) (your, fam., sing.) (your, form., sing.) (his) (her) nuestros vuestros sus (our) (your, fam., pl.) (your, form., pl.) (their) The unstressed possessive adjectives

9. libros. Tú tienes Yo tengo Ud. tiene Él tiene Ella tiene cuadernos. lápices. The unstressed possessive adjectives sombreros. relojes. I have my books. mis tus You have your notebooks. (fam.) You have your pencils. (form.) sus sus He has his hats. She has her watches. sus How would we say . . . ?

10. carros. Vosotros tenéis Nosotros tenemos Uds. tienen Ellos tienen Ellas tienen documentos. caballos. The unstressed possessive adjectives perros. papeles. We have our cars. nuestros vuestros You have your documents. (fam. pl.) You have your horses. (form. pl.) sus sus They (masc.) have their dogs. They (fem.) have their papers. sus

11. The possessive adjectives that are used with a feminine plural noun are as follows: mis tus sus (my) (your, fam., sing.) (your, form., sing.) (his) (her) nuestras vuestras sus (our) (your, fam., pl.) (your, form., pl.) (their) The unstressed possessive adjectives Notice that the only forms that differ from masculine plural are nuestras and vuestras .

12. plumas. Tú tienes Yo tengo Ud. tiene Él tiene Ella tiene camisas. cámaras. The unstressed possessive adjectives tazas. blusas. I have my pens. mis tus You have your shirts. (fam.) You have your cameras. (form.) sus sus He has his cups. She has her blouses. sus How would we say . . . ?

13. bicicletas. Vosotros tenéis Nosotros tenemos Uds. tienen Ellos tienen Ellas tienen maletas. frutas. The unstressed possessive adjectives casas. computadoras. We have our bicycles. nuestras vuestras You have your suitcases. (fam. pl.) You have your fruits. (form. pl.) sus sus They (masc.) have their houses. They (fem.) have their computers. sus

14. mi tu su nuestro vuestro su (s) (s) (s) os , (a , as) os , (a , as) (s) These are two-form adjectives, which agree only in number. These are four-form adjectives, which agree in number and gender. The unstressed possessive adjectives Here is an overview of all the possessive adjectives.

15. mi tu su nuestro vuestro su (s) (s) (s) a, ( os, as) a, ( os, as) (s) [ de mí ] [ de ti ] [ de él ] [ de ella ] [ de usted ] [ de nosotros/as ] [ de vosotros/as ] [ de ellos ] [ de ellas ] [ de ustedes ] The unstressed possessive adjectives The prepositional forms that can accompany or replace the possessive adjectives are as follows: These are used for clarification or emphasis. An example is shown on the following slide.

16. Profesor, Steven no encuentra el libro de español, Su libro está en la mochila, y Alice no tiene el libro de álgebra. y su libro está en mi escritorio. A student says to the teacher: The teacher answers: An example of possible confusion To avoid confusion, a better answer would be: El libro de él (de Steven) está en la mochila, y el libro de ella (de Alice) está en mi escritorio.

17. De used as an indicator of possession The construction de + noun can also be used to indicate possession. Raúl’s book is interesting. El libro de Raúl es interesante. We use a definite article with the thing possessed. Then de . And then the possessor. The format in Spanish is as follows: We never use an apostrophe in Spanish to express possession.

18. Es la pluma d el profesor Gómez. e Es la pluma de la profesora Pérez. But . . . Notice also . . . ¿La pluma es de ella? No, es la pluma de él. de + el = del The oral link, or enlace , between de and el is reflected in the written merging of the two . . . We do not combine de and él (him).

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