Los Adjetivos Posesivos (Possessive Adjectives): Mine, Yours, His/Her

Learning Objectives Identify the Spanish possessive adjectives mi, tu, and su in simple sentences. Match the correct possessive adjective to the owner (I, you, he/she). Correctly use the singular forms (mi, tu, su) for one object. Correctly use the plural forms (mis, tus, sus) for more than one object. Understand that possessive adjectives go before the noun in Spanish. Write a simple sentence describing what they or someone else has, using a possessive adjective. Whose backpack is this? Is it MY backpack or YOUR backpack? 🎒 Let's learn how to talk about our things in Spanish! Today, we will learn special words called 'adjetivos posesivos' or possessive adjectives. These words, like 'my,' 'your,' and 'his/her,' show who owns som...

TermDefinitionExample Adjetivo Posesivo (Possessive Adjective)A small word that we put in front of a noun (a thing) to show who it belongs to.In 'mi libro' (my book), the word 'mi' is the possessive adjective. Sustantivo (Noun)A word for a person, place, or thing. Possessive adjectives describe nouns.gato (cat), manzana (apple), amigos (friends) Mi / MisMeans 'my'. Use 'mi' for one thing and 'mis' for more than one thing.mi perro (my dog), mis perros (my dogs) Tu / TusMeans 'your' (when talking to a friend). Use 'tu' for one thing and 'tus' for more than one thing.tu casa (your house), tus casas (your houses) Su / SusMeans 'his,' 'her,' or 'your' (formal). Use 'su' for o...

Rule 1: Placement Before the Noun [Adjetivo Posesivo] + [Sustantivo] In Spanish, these possessive adjectives always go directly BEFORE the noun they are describing. Think 'my dog' not 'dog my'. Rule 2: Agreement in Number If the noun is plural (ends in -s), the adjective must also be plural (add an -s). The adjective must match the THING being owned, not the owner. If you own one book, you say 'mi libro'. If you own many books, you say 'mis libros'.