Possessive AdjectivesRemember the possessive adjectives from Spanish 1? You learned my, your, his, her, our, their:

Possessive Adjectives from Spanish 1:

My (sing item) ______________My (plural item) __________

Our (masc) __________Our (fem) __________Our (masc/plural item) __________Our (fem/plural item) __________

Your __________Your (plural) __________

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His, her, your formal __________His, her, your formal (plural item) __________

Their, all of your__________Their, all of your (plural item)__________

• Our family = nuestra familia. • His shirt = su camisa. • Their shirt = su camisa. All of your homework = su tarea.

Remember…

The possessive adjectives match the ITEM they are describing, NOT the people owning the item.

Their house = SU casa. (one house, so “su” is singular, even if 100 people own it).

• Possessive adjectives also have a long form. It is more expressive, and you use it to call special attention:

Cenamos con un amigo mío = We are eating dinner with a friend OF MINE.

Of mine (sing/masc item) _mío Of mine (sing/fem item) míaOf mine (plural/masc item) _míos_Of mine (plural/fem item) __mías__

Of ours (sing/masc) __nuestro_Of ours (sing/fem) _nuestra_Of ours(plur/masc item) nuestros_Of ours(plur/fem item) nuestras

Of yours (sing/masc item) tuyo__ Of yours (sing/fem item) _tuya_Of yours (plural/masc item) tuyos_Of yours (plural/fem item) __tuyas__

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Of his, hers, yours formal (sing/masc item) _suyo__Of his, hers, yours formal (sing/fem item) __suya__Of his, hers, yours formal (plur/masc item) _suyos__Of his, hers, yours formal (plur/fem item) __suyas_

Of theirs, of all of yours (sing/masc)_suyo_Of theirs, of all of yours (sing/fem)_suya_Of theirs, of all of yours (plur/masc)_suyos_Of theirs, of all of yours (plur/fem)suyas_

• Possessive pronouns also show personal relationships.

• To form a possessive pronoun:• Use the long form of the possessive

adjectives.• Add el, la, los, las according to the gender and

number of the NOUN it replaces.• Put the adjective AFTER

Ex: Mis zapatos son bonitos, pero me gustan los tuyos también.

(my shoes are pretty, but I like yours too)

1. This dress is long, but hers is short. ____Este vestido es largo, pero el suyo es corto______

2. Those strawberries are delicious, and yours are good, too. ____Esas fresas son ricas, y las tuyas son buenas, también._____3. My calculator does not work (serve). May I use yours? Mi calculadora no sirve. ¿Puedo usar la tuya?_

Don’t use the definite article (el, la) before SER

Ex: The dog is mine = El perro es mío.she is a friend of mine = ella es una amiga míaHe has his car, and you have yours = Él tiene su coche, y tu tienes el tuyo.They are relatives of ours = Ellos son parientes nuestros.This book is not good. Do you want to read ours? = Este libro no es bueno. ¿Quieres leer el nuestro?