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1.3.II Expresar posesión

Los adjetivos posesivos

Possessive adjectives are used to
show ownership.
ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS

mi my nuestro, nuestra our

mis nuestros, nuestras
tu your (informal) vuestro, vuestra your (informal)
tus vuestros, vuestras
su his, her, your su their, your
sus sus

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Possessive adjectives become singular or

plural depending on the noun they accompany.
mi hermano mis dos hermanos

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Nuestro and vuestro agree not only in number

but also with the gender of the noun.
nuestra hermana nuestros tíos

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La preposición de
You can also express ownership with the
preposition de and a noun.
la tía de Tess ( Tess’s aunt ) el perro del señor Grant ( Mr. Grant’s
dog )

Notice: de + el = del. This is one of two

mandatory contractions in Spanish. The other
is a + el = al.

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