Español 1A Los adjetivos posesivos – Possessive Adjectives One

							Español 1A Los adjetivos posesivos – Possessive Adjectives One way to indicate possession is to use a noun followed by de and the owner’s name. (THERE ARE NO APOSTROPHES IN SPANISH.) Examples: la casa de José = Jose’s house el gato de Ana = Ana’s cat Note: de + el = del la camisa del maestro = the teacher’s shirt

Practice: Tell to whom the following items belong.

1. 2. 3.

(la familia Sánchez) ____la casa de la familia Sánchez__________ (Paula) _______________________________________________ (Mercedes) ___________________________________________

4. 5.

(Catalina) ____________________________________________ (Gustavo) ___________________________________

Another way to indicate possession is to use possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, etc. Like other adjectives, a possessive adjective must agree in ______________ and ___________ with the noun it modifies. Singular Plural my mi mis Note that your (familiar) tu tus nuestro your (frm.)/your all’s (plural) su sus agrees with his, her su sus the noun it their su sus our (masculine) nuestro nuestro modifies not our (feminine) nuestra nuestra with owner. Ejemplos: mi perro = my dog / mis perros = my dogs nuestro hermano = our brother / nuestra hermana = our sister

Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective. MY 1. ______mi____ familia 2. __________ zapatos 3. __________ maestros 4. __________ comunidad 5. __________ camisas HIS/HER/YOUR (formal) 1. __________ calcetín 2. __________ gatos 3. __________ bolsa 4. __________ apartamento 5. __________ hermano OUR 1. __________ tíos 2. __________ ciudad 3. __________ hermana 4. __________ mundo 5. __________ vecinos YOUR (familiar) 1. _____tus_____ amigos 2. __________ doctor 3. __________ falda 4. __________ país 5. __________ pantalones THEIR/YOUR ALL’S 1. __________ perro 2. __________ maestro 3. __________ vestidos 4. __________ casa 5. __________ cumpleaños OUR 6. __________ madre 7. __________ primas 8. __________ maestro 9. __________ abuela 10. __________ hijas

Translate to Spanish. 1. my uncle ______________________ 2. your cousin ____________________ 3. her brother ____________________ 4. our father _____________________ 5. their daughter __________________ my uncles ______________________ your cousins ____________________ her brothers ____________________ our parents _____________________ their daughters __________________