front 1 The book is María’s. | back 1 El libro es de María |
front 2 María’s book explains grammar. | back 2 El libro de María explica la gramática. |
front 3 The bookbags are the boys’. | back 3 Las mochilas son de los muchachos. |
front 4 The house is Mr. Rodríguez’s. | back 4 La casa es del Sr. Rodríguez. |
front 5 Singular Possisive Plural Possisive
| back 5 Singular Possisive Plural Possisive
Remember that in Spanish, tú and usted both mean “you”. Therefore, the possessive adjective for “your” needs to follow the correct register: Tú – tu/tus; Usted – su/sus. Tú, with the accent mark, is the subject pronoun referring to the person “you”. Tu, without the accent mark, is the possessive adjective “your”. For example: Tú tienes tu libro. (Youhave your book.) Remember: The adjective will be singular or plural (and feminine or masculine for nosotros and vosotros) based on the object(s) owned, not the person who owns the object. Choose which possessive to use based on the owner, but the ending you give to the possessive does not have anything to do with the number of people who have the object or the gender of the owner. Note that since the 3rd person possessive adjectives could cause some confusion, the use of ser+de is common in these instances for clarification. Context clues can also be used to clarify to whom an object belongs. |
front 6 my book | back 6 mi libro |
front 7 my books | back 7 mis libros |
front 8 my family | back 8 mi familia |
front 9 my families | back 9 mis familias |
front 10 our book | back 10 nuestro libro |
front 11 our books | back 11 nuestros libros |
front 12 our family | back 12 nuestra familia |
front 13 our families | back 13 nuestras familias |
front 14 your book | back 14 tu libro |
front 15 your books | back 15 tus libros |
front 16 your house | back 16 tu casa |
front 17 your houses | back 17 tus casas |
front 18 your book | back 18 vuestro libro |
front 19 your books | back 19 vuestros libros |
front 20 your house | back 20 vuestra casa |
front 21 your houses | back 21 vuestras casas |
front 22 his book, her book, or your book | back 22 su libro |
front 23 his books, her books, or your books | back 23 sus libros |
front 24 his house, her house, or your house | back 24 su casa |
front 25 his houses, her houses, or your houses | back 25 sus casas |
front 26 their book or your book | back 26 su libro |
front 27 their books or your books | back 27 sus libros |
front 28 their house or your house | back 28 su casa |
front 29 their houses or your houses | back 29 sus casas |