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Possessive Adjectives
Adjectives DESCRIBE nouns,
correct?
Well, they can also show
possession.
English Examples of
Posessive Adjectives
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my dog
your house
her uncle
our Spanish class
their friend
Here are the possessive
adjectives in Spanish!
Possessive adjectives show ownership
or relationships between people.
They are placed before the noun.
Here is somebody talking
about himself.
“Yo tengo un perro negro.”
“Mi perro es
negro.”
Now we will talk to this
person.
“Tú tienes un perro negro.”
“Tu perro es
negro.”
Now we will talk about this
person.
“El tiene un perro negro.”
“Su perro es
negro.”
Here is another person
talking about herself.
“Yo tengo dos gatos bonitos.”
“Mis gatos son
bonitos.”
Now we will talk to this
person.
“Tú tienes dos gatos bonitos.”
“Tus gatos son
bonitos.”
Now we will talk about this
person.
“Ella tiene dos gatos bonitos.”
“Sus gatos son
bonitos.”
Agreement with
Possessive Adjectives
The possessive adjective must be singular if the
noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural.
While possessive adjectives refer to the
owner, their form agrees in gender and
number with the noun that comes after
them.
LET’S REVIEW
Singular
My
Mi
Your (sing. inf.)
Tu
His/Her/Its
Su
Your (sing. form.) Su
Plural
Mis
Tus
Sus
Sus
Here are some people
talking about themselves.
“Nosotros tenemos un carro
grande.”
“Nuestro carro
es grande.”
Here are some more
people talking about
themselves.
“Nosotros tenemos una familia
grande.”
“Nuestra familia
es grande.”
Now we will talk to these
people.
“Ustedes tienen una familia
grande.”
“Su familia es
grande.”
Now we will talk about
these people.
“Ellos tienen una familia grande.”
“Su familia es
grande.”
Here are some more
people talking about
themselves.
“Nosotros tenemos dos perros
simpáticos.”
“Nuestros
perros son
simpáticos.”
Here are some more
people talking about
themselves.
“Nosotros tenemos unas
bicicletas pequeñas.”
“Nuestras
bicicletas
son
pequeñas.”
Now we will talk to these
people.
“Ustedes tienen unas bicicletas
pequeñas.”
“Sus
bicicletas
son
pequeñas.”
Now we will talk to these
people.
“Ellos tienen unas bicicletas
pequeñas.”
“Sus
bicicletas
son
pequeñas.”
LET’S REVIEW
Singular
Our
Your (plural)
Their
Nuestro/-a
Su
Su
Plural
Nuestros/-as
Sus
Sus