possessive adjectives grammar essential #31. possessive adjectives one can also make possessives...

Possessive adjectivesPossessive adjectives

Grammar essential #31

Possessive AdjectivesPossessive Adjectives

• One can also make possessives with adjectives.

• This exist in English as well. • his, her, my, our, theirs, and yours• Just like in English, they precede the noun

they modify and MUST agree with the noun they modify.

• Unlike all other adjectives you have learned, possessive adjectives come before the noun and you DON’T need articles with possessive adjectives.

Possessive AdjectivesPossessive Adjectives

MyMyMy bookMi libroMy books Mis librosMy tableMi mesaMy tablesMis mesas

Possessive AdjectivesPossessive Adjectives

Your (sing/fam)Your (sing/fam)Your booktu libroYour books tus librosYour tabletu mesaYour tablestus mesas* No accent

Possessive adjectivesPossessive adjectives

his/her/ yours (form)/theirhis/her/ yours (form)/theirHis/her/your (form.) /their booksu libroHis/her/your (form.) /their books sus librosHis/her/your (form.) /their tablesu mesaHis/her/your (form.) /their tablessus mesas

Possessive adjectivesPossessive adjectives

ourourour booknuestro libroour books nuestros librosour tablenuestra mesaour tablesnuestras mesas

Possessive adjectivesPossessive adjectives

Your (pl. fam.)Your (pl. fam.)your bookvuestro libroyour books vuestros librosyour tablevuestra mesayour tablesvuestras mesas