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

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your dogs (talking to a friend ) ____ perros

Fill in the Blank

Her books ____ libros

Fill in the Blank

Your calculator (talking to your professor) ____ calculadora

Fill in the Blank

Ellos tienen dos hermanos. ____ hermanos son peresozos.

Fill in the Blank

_____ abuelo Paco es el padre de mi madre.

Fill in the Blank

Nosotros tenemos dos abuelas. _____ abuelas son trabajadoras.