Possessives Flashcards
Possessives
Posesivos
What are possessives?
Used to describe ownership (my, your, his, her, our, their)
Where should the possessive be positioned in a sentence?
Always before the described objects, i.e. ‘His couch is blue’ = ‘Su sofá es azul’
Gender and number rule
They must agree with the noun they describe in gender and number, i.e. ‘our salad’ = ‘nuestra ensalada’, ‘our cars’ = ‘nuestros carros’
Tu vs Tú
‘Tu’ is possessive, ‘Tú’ is the personal pronoun
My (pl. + s.)
Mi/mis
Your (pl. + s.) infor.
Tu/tus
Your (pl. + s.) pol.
Su/sus
His (pl. + s.)
Su/sus
Her (pl. + s.)
Su/sus
Our (pl. + s.) m.
Nuestro/nuestros
Our (pl. + s.) f.
Nuestra/nuestras
Your (pl. + s.) group.
Su/sus
Their (pl. + s.)
Su/sus
How do we express that someone possesses something in spanish
using the word ‘de’ (of) - this is usually ‘s in English, I.e. Amy’s…
