5-Minute Spanish Class # 013: Possession II

Posted by lasesana on October 29, 2012 in 5-minute Spanish Class | 1 Comment

POSSESSION: Possessive adjectives

Possessive adjectives must agree in number and gender with the object possessed.

Short form:

Yo	Mi/ mis	My
Tú	Tu/ tus	Your
Él, ella, usted	Su/ sus	Your, her, his
Ellos, ellas, ustedes	Su/ sus	Their
Nosotros/ nosotras	Nuestro/Nuestra(s)	Our

My blouse

                        mi blusa

Your pants           

tus pantalones

His glasses

sus anteojos

Your skirt

tu falda

                        Hereyes

                      sus ojos

Our parents

Nuestros padres

 

Long form of possessive adjectives:

Yo	Mío/a/s	Mine
Tú	Tuyo/a/s	Yours
Él, ella, usted	Suyo/a/s	yours, his, hers
Ellos, ellas, ustedes	Suyo/a/s	Theirs
Nosotros/ nosotras	Nuestro/a/s	Ours

 

The sweater is yours

El suéter es tuyo

            The books are mine

Los libros son míos 

            The shirt is theirs

La camisa es suya. 

            The flowers are mine

Las flores son mías.

 

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