04/21-04/27 possessive pronouns: possessive adjetives after the noun and possessive pronouns

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Possessive Pronouns

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English Review

We begin this lesson with a review of the difference

between an adjective and a pronoun.

adjectivedescribes a noun

pronountakes the place of a noun

English Review

Look at the following sentence pairs. One has an adjective, while the other has a pronoun.

My book is large. (adjective, describes book)Yours is small. (pronoun, takes the place of noun)

Your car is green. (adjective, describes car)Mine is red. (pronoun, takes the place of noun)

English Review

My book is large.My is an adjective because it modifies, or

describes the noun "book." Furthermore, it is a "possessive" adjective because it tells who owns, or possesses, the book.

Yours is small.Yours is a pronoun, because it replaces or takes

the place of a noun. In this case, the previous sentence tells us that "yours" is replacing the noun "book." Furthermore, it is a "possessive" pronoun because it tells who owns, or possesses, the noun it is replacing.

Possessive Pronouns

Let´s look at the possessive adjectives first.

There are two sets.The first set goes before the noun.

Possessive Adjectives (before the noun)

mi / mis my

tu / tus your

su / sus his,

her, your

nuestro, -a ournuestros, -as

vuestro, -a yourvuestros, -as

su / sustheir

your

Possessive Adjectives (before the noun)

mi suétermis suéteres

tu suétertus suéteres

su suétersus suéteres

nuestro suéternuestros suéteresnuestra sudaderanuestras sudaderas

su suétersus suéteres

Possessive Adjectives (after the noun)

mío,mía mymíos, mías

tuyo, tuya yourtuyos, tuyas

suyo, suyahis,her

suyos, suyas your

nuestro, -a ournuestros, -as

vuestro, -a yourvuestros, -as

suyo, suyatheir

suyos, suyas your

Possessive Adjectives (after the noun)

el suéter mío, los suéteres míos (my sweater, my sweaters)

la sudadera mía, las sudaderas mías (my sweatshirt, my sweatshirts)

el suéter suyo, los suéteres suyos (his, her sweater / his, her sweaters)

la sudadera suya, las sudaderas suyas (his, her sweatshirt / his, her sweatshirts)

Possessive Pronoun

The possessive pronouns are similar to the possessive adjectives, but they are normally used with the definite article and AFTER it

mineel mío / la míalos míos / las mías

oursel nuestro / la nuestralos nuestros / las nuestras

yours (familiar)el tuyo / la tuyalos tuyos / las tuyas

yours (familiar)el vuestro / la vuestralos vuestros / las vuestra

yours (formal), his, hersel suyo / la suyalos suyos / las suyas

yours (formal), theirsel suyo / la suyalos suyos / las suyas

Possessive Pronouns

El suéter mío (my sweater - poss. adj.)El mío (mine – poss. pron.)

La sudadera nuestra (our sweatshirt)La nuestra (ours – poss. pron.)

El libro suyo (his book – poss. Adj.) El suyo (his – poss. pron.)

Little Quiz

Choose the correct translation: worksheet

Possessive Pronoun+ verb “ser”

My casa es blanca (my house is white) La tuya es azúl (yours is blue)

Tu bicicleta es nueva (your bicycle is new) La mia es vieja (mine is old)

Mis amigas son simpaticas (my friends are nice) Las tuyas son pesadas (yours are mean)

Nuestra profesora es alta (our teacher is tall) La suya es baja (theirs is short)

Possessive Pronouns and Clarifications

El suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas can be clarified as follows:

El carro grande es suyo.The big car is his. (unclarified)El carro grande es de él.The big car is his. (clarified)

La casa pequeña es suya.The small house is hers. (unclarified)

La casa pequeña es de ella.The small house is hers. (clarified)

Possessive Pronouns and Clarifications

Los carros grandes son suyos.The big cars are theirs. (unclarified)

Los carros grandes son de ellas.The big cars are theirs. (clarified)

Las casas pequeñas son suyas.The small houses are theirs. (unclarified)

Las casas pequeñas son de ellos.The small houses are theirs. (clarified)

Possessive Pronouns and Clarifications

mineel mío / la míalos míos / las mías

oursel nuestro / la nuestralos nuestros / las nuestras

yours (familiar)el tuyo / la tuyalos tuyos / las tuyas

yours (familiar)el vuestro / la vuestralos vuestros / las vuestra

yours (formal), his, hersel suyo / la suya de usted/de él de ella los suyos / las suyas

yours (formal), theirsel suyo / la suya de ellos de ellas de ustedeslos suyos / las suyas

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