PossessiveAdjectives
Expressing Possession
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives are used toindicate that something belongsto someone or to establish arelationship between people orthings.
Éste es mi libro. This is mybook, isn’t it?
¿Gregorio es tu primo?
Gregorio is your cousin?
Possessive AdjectivesPossessive Adjectives
Sing. Plur. Sing. Plur.
Sing. Plur.Sing. Plur.
MyMy
Your(f)Your(f)
His,her, itsHis,her, its
mi mis mi mis
tu tus tu tus
su sus su sus
nuestro(a) nuestros nuestro(a) nuestros
Vuestro(a) vuestrosVuestro(a) vuestros
Su susSu sus
our our
YourYour
theirtheir
Possessive adjectives areplaced before the noun theymodify.
Ustedes ya conocen a sunovia. You already know hisfiancée.
Nuestra casa es muy grande.Our house is very large.
Unlike English, Spanish possessiveadjectives agree with what ispossessed and not with the possessor.Like other adjectives, possessiveadjectives agree in number and genderwith the noun they modify.
Él trabaja con sus hijos. He works withhis sons.
Ella estudia con tus hijos. She studieswith your children.
Ellos salen con su hijo. They go out withtheir son.
Possession using names
Spanish does not use the apostrophe s(’s) to show possession. Spanish usesthe phrase El(la)… de… to showpossession.
El padre de Pedro tiene trienta años. –Pedro’s father is 30 years old.
Los hermanos de Lucas tienen quinceaños. – Lucas’s brothers are 15 yearsold.
Asking about possession
¿De quien es …..? Is theexpression used to ask Whose isthe …..?
It can be answered by saying“Es de…..”
For example:
¿De quien es la chaqueta?
Es de Marcos.
Or La chaqueta es de Marcos.