Possessive Adjectives SD

Question 1

Spanish possessive adjectives are adjectives that indicate who or what possesses or owns something.

Answer 1

There are two different forms of Spanish possessive adjectives: short-form and long-form adjectives

Question 2

Short-form Possessive Adjectives

Answer 2

Short-form possessive adjectives are the most common way to express possession. They must agree with the noun they describe in gender and number. This doesn’t end up being too complicated, because only nosotros
and vosotros
have distinct masculine and feminine forms.

Question 3

Adjective Type

Masculine Singular Form Masculine Plural Form

Answer 3

Feminine Singular Feminine Plural

Question 4

Mi is an example of a short-form possessive adjective with only two distinct forms.

Answer 4

Su is an example of a short-form possessive adjective with only two distinct forms.

Question 5

mi libro
my book

mi bolsa
my bag

Answer 5

mis libros
my books

mis bolsas
my bags

Question 6

Nuestro is an example of a short-form possessive adjective with four distinct forms.

Answer 6

Vuestro is an example of a short-form possessive adjective with four distinct forms.

Question 7

nuestro perro
our dog

nuestros perros
our dogs

Answer 7

nuestra casa
our house

nuestras casas
our houses

Question 8

My Peruvian friend is handsome.

Answer 8

Mi amigo peruano es guapo.

Question 9

Where are your books?

Answer 9

¿Dónde están tus libros?

Question 10

Are they your children?

Answer 10

¿Son sus niños?

Question 11

Our house is very big.

Answer 11

Nuestra casa es muy grande.

Question 12

Your flowers are very beautiful.

Answer 12

Vuestras flores son muy bonitas.

Question 13

Their car is over there.

Answer 13

Su carro está allá.

Question 14

Tricky Cases

In Spanish, possessive adjectives are normally not used when talking about body parts. They’re also often not used when talking about abstract concepts or something that it is obvious that only the speaker could possess.

Answer 14

Instead, you’ll see a definite article used in Spanish, though in English translations a possessive adjective may be used.

Question 15

Body parts

My arm hurts.

Answer 15

Me duele el brazo.

Question 16

Possessive Prepositional Phrases

Since su can be translated so many ways (his, her, formal singular your, their, formal plural your), it is sometimes helpful to use a prepositional phrase with personal pronouns or names instead.

Answer 16

Possessive Prepositional Phrase Formula

definite/indefinite article + entity possessed + de + pronoun/name of possessor

Question 17

It’s his seat.

Answer 17

Es la silla de él.

Question 18

Elena’s house is there.

Answer 18

La casa de Elena está allí.

Question 19

Alan’s pizzeria is closed.

Answer 19

La pizzería de Alán está cerrada.

Question 20

Long-form Possessive Adjectives

Long-form possessive adjectives are used to emphasize the owner of something, to contrast one owner with another, or to emphasize a personal relationship.

Answer 20

They must match the noun they modify in both gender and number in all forms. They are used less often than short-form possessive adjectives, but you should still know them.

Question 21

mio  mios  mia    mias
tuyo   tuyos   tuya   tuyas
suyo suyos   suya   suyas
nuestro   nuestros   nuestra   nuestras
vuestro   vuestros   vuestra   vuestras

Answer 21

Second person formal singular suyo
Third person singular for all
Second person plural
Third person plural

Question 22

Long-form possessive adjectives are placed after the noun they modify. In the case of long-form possessive adjectives,

Answer 22

you do often use an article (such as el or la) before the adjective if you are talking about a common noun

Question 23

Where are those shoes of yours

Answer 23

¿Dónde están esos zapatos tuyos?

Question 24

This is my chair and that one is your chair.

Answer 24

Esta es mi silla y aquella es la silla tuya.