Expressing possession: Spanish possessive adjectives

Expressing possession: Spanish possessive adjectives

Look at the thing(s)/person/people being "owned"--singular or plural?

Look at the thing(s)/person/people being "owned"--singular or plural?

Su and sus can mean so many things!

Just like nosotros/nosotras being special, the possessive adjectives are special, too--4 forms depending on masc/fem/singular/plural

Su and sus mean more things!

mi gato = my cat nuestra hermana = our sister

A girl and....HER cat

Today is YOUR birthday!

I want MY cookies!

Human I need YOUR help

You when you finish YOUR homework

I'll call you later, ok? I'm having dinner with MY editor. :)

Thanks, Stephanie Meyer for changing OUR lives

We learn from OUR mistakes

There's nothing more sweet than the love of a grandmother and HER desserts

Multiple Choice

My book = ______ libro

• mi

• mis

• tu

• nuestro

Multiple Choice

Their chairs = ____ sillas

• mis

• tus

• nuestras

• sus

Multiple Choice

Our cats = _______

• mis gatos

• tu gato

• nuestros gatos

• sus gatos

Multiple Choice

our female cousins =

• nuestras primas

• nuestras suegras

• sus primos

• sus nietos

Multiple Choice

Yo tengo dos primos. ___ primos son inteligentes.

• mi

• mis

• tu

• nuestros

Multiple Choice

your father (talking to a friend)

• mi padre

• tu padre

• nuestro padre

• su padre

Multiple Choice

their family

• mi familia

• tu familia

• su familia

• nuestra familia

Multiple Choice

our library ______ biblioteca

• mi

• tu

• nuestra

• su

Multiple Choice

your uncles (talking to a friend)

• mis tíos

• tus tíos

• su tío

• nuestro tío

Multiple Choice

Tienes tres tías. ____ tías son ricas.

• mi

• tus

• nuestras

• su

Fill in the Blanks

your dogs (talking to a friend )

perros

Fill in the Blanks

Her books

libros

Fill in the Blanks

Your calculator (talking to your professor)

calculadora

Fill in the Blanks

Ellos tienen dos hermanos.

hermanos son peresozos.

Fill in the Blanks

abuelo Paco es el padre de mi madre.

Fill in the Blanks

Nosotros tenemos dos abuelas.

abuelas son trabajadoras.