Possession

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Possession

• Purpose of Lesson
• To answer the
• following guiding questions
• Can I express possession/ownership in Spanish?
• What is a possessive adjective?
• Can I make the agreement between nouns and
  possessive adjectives?

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No Apostrophes in Spanish!
In English we expression by s
In Spanish we use DE to express possession
Matts shirt la camisa de Matt
Janes hat el sombrero de Jane
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Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives tell who owns something or
describe a relationship between people or things.
Like other adjectives, they agree in number and
gender.
What are possessive adjectives in English?
My, Your, His, Her, Its, etc.
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Singular Possessive Adjectives
What needs to be singular? The object, not the
owner!
My cat Mi gato
Their dog Su perro
Your bother Tu hermano
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Plural Possessive Adjectives
What needs to be plural? The object, not the
owner!
My cats Mis gatos
Their dogs Sus perros
Your bothers Tus hermanos
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NUESTRO Agreement
NUESTRO needs to make an agreement depending on
gender and number
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DE and Possessions
Es la hermana de Olivia. Es su hermana.
Son los amigos de Javier y Manuel. Son sus
amigos.
De pronoun or name possessive adjective
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Possession

• Can I answer these questions?
• Can I express possession/ownership in Spanish?
• What is a possessive adjective?
• Can I make the agreement between nouns and
  possessive adjectives?

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QUESTIONS
ANY QUESTIONS?ALGUNA PREGUNTA?