{"id":294,"date":"2024-11-25T18:23:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T18:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/?post_type=chapter&p=294"},"modified":"2025-01-09T00:41:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:41:51","slug":"modulo-4-leccion-2-los-adjetivos-posesivos","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/chapter\/modulo-4-leccion-2-los-adjetivos-posesivos\/","title":{"raw":"Lecci\u00f3n 2: Los adjetivos posesivos","rendered":"Lecci\u00f3n 2: Los adjetivos posesivos"},"content":{"raw":"

There are two ways to express possession in Spanish.<\/p>\r\n

The 's<\/em> does not exist in Spanish, when you want to identify a specific person that something belongs to, you must use the word de<\/strong> (of).<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
el padre de<\/strong> David<\/td>\r\n David's father<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
los abuelos de<\/strong> Rosana<\/td>\r\n Rosana's grandparents<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

Possession can also be expressed with possessive adjectives. The adjective must agree in gender (masculine\/feminine) and in number (singular\/plural) with the item that is owned, not the person who owns it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
su<\/strong> padre<\/td>\r\n his father<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
sus<\/strong> abuelos<\/td>\r\n her grandparents<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
\r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Pronombre<\/strong> (personal<\/em>)<\/td>\r\n Adjetivo posesivo<\/strong> (singular<\/em>)<\/td>\r\n Adjetivo posesivo<\/strong> (plural<\/em>)<\/td>\r\n Possessive adjectives<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
yo<\/td>\r\n mi<\/td>\r\n mis<\/td>\r\n my<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
tú<\/td>\r\n tu<\/td>\r\n tus<\/td>\r\n your (singular fam.)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
usted\/ él \/ ella<\/td>\r\n su<\/td>\r\n sus<\/td>\r\n your (plural formal) \/his \/her<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
nosotros\/ as<\/td>\r\n nuestro\/a<\/td>\r\n nuestros\/as<\/td>\r\n our<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
vosotros \/ as<\/td>\r\n vuestro\/a<\/td>\r\n vuestros\/as<\/td>\r\n your (plural fam.)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
ustedes<\/td>\r\n su<\/td>\r\n sus<\/td>\r\n your (plural formal)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
ellos\/as<\/td>\r\n su<\/td>\r\n sus<\/td>\r\n their<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n <\/table>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
Es nuestra madre.<\/td>\r\n She is our mother.<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
Son mis primos.<\/td>\r\n They are my cousins.<\/em><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","rendered":"

There are two ways to express possession in Spanish.<\/p>\n

The ‘s<\/em> does not exist in Spanish, when you want to identify a specific person that something belongs to, you must use the word de<\/strong> (of).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
el padre de<\/strong> David<\/td>\nDavid’s father<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
los abuelos de<\/strong> Rosana<\/td>\nRosana’s grandparents<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Possession can also be expressed with possessive adjectives. The adjective must agree in gender (masculine\/feminine) and in number (singular\/plural) with the item that is owned, not the person who owns it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
su<\/strong> padre<\/td>\nhis father<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sus<\/strong> abuelos<\/td>\nher grandparents<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pronombre<\/strong> (personal<\/em>)\n <\/th>\nAdjetivo posesivo<\/strong> (singular<\/em>)\n <\/th>\nAdjetivo posesivo<\/strong> (plural<\/em>)\n <\/th>\nPossessive adjectives
\n <\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
yo<\/td>\nmi<\/td>\nmis<\/td>\nmy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tú<\/td>\ntu<\/td>\ntus<\/td>\nyour (singular fam.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
usted\/ él \/ ella<\/td>\nsu<\/td>\nsus<\/td>\nyour (plural formal) \/his \/her<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
nosotros\/ as<\/td>\nnuestro\/a<\/td>\nnuestros\/as<\/td>\nour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vosotros \/ as<\/td>\nvuestro\/a<\/td>\nvuestros\/as<\/td>\nyour (plural fam.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ustedes<\/td>\nsu<\/td>\nsus<\/td>\nyour (plural formal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ellos\/as<\/td>\nsu<\/td>\nsus<\/td>\ntheir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Es nuestra madre.<\/td>\nShe is our mother.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Son mis primos.<\/td>\nThey are my cousins.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-294","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":357,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":871,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/294\/revisions\/871"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/357"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/294\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=294"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=294"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}