2. The possessive adjectives that are used with a
mascular 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 unstressed possessive adjectives
su su
(the ones that always occur before a noun)
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
su su
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
sus sus
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.
sus sus
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
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.
su (s) (s)su
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).
