This document discusses two ways to show possession in Spanish: 1) Using "de + noun" (e.g. "El perro de Jorge"), and 2) Using possessive adjectives. It provides the possessive adjectives in Spanish for singular and plural forms: mi/mis, tu/tus, su/sus, nuestro/nuestros, and vuestro/vuestros. It notes that the possessive adjective must agree in number with the possessed noun, and gives examples of how to use possessive adjectives in sentences.

1. Possessive
Adjectives

2. Showing Possession
In Spanish there are NO
apostrophes.
You cannot say, for example,
Jorge’s dog,
(using an apostrophe)

3. Showing Posession
You must say,
“The dog of Jorge,” only in
Spanish. Like this:
El perro de Jorge.

4. De + noun
This concept of showing
possession is using “de +
noun.”
For example:

5. De + Noun
Tengo el cuaderno de Felipe.
La hermana de Maria es
amable.

6. Possessive Adjectives
Adjectives DESCRIBE nouns,
correct?
Well, they can also show
possession.

7. Possessive Adjectives
Here are the possessive
adjectives in English: my,
your, his, her, our, and their.

8. Posessive Adjectives
It like saying “my dog, your
house, his notebook, etc.”

9. Here are the possessive
adjectives in Spanish!

10. Posessive Adjectives
singular plural
mi / mis (my) nuestro a, os, as
(our)
tu / tus (your) vuestro, a, os, as
(your inf.)
su / sus (his,her) su / sus (their)
or (your f.) or (your f.)

11. Possessive Adjectives
Some examples:
mi hermano mis hermanos
tu abuela tus abuelas
su hijo sus hijos
nuestro tío nuestros tíos
nuestra tía nuestras tías

12. Possessive Adjectives
The possessive adjective must
be singular if the noun is
singular and plural if the noun
is plural.

13. Posessive Adjectives
Mi prima es alta.
Todas mis primas son
altas.

14. Posessive Adjectives
¿Son rubios los hermanos
de Rafael?
No, sus hermanos son
pelirrojos.

15. Posessive Adjectives
Since su and sus have many
meanings, use the
prepositional phrase de +
name/pronoun instead for
clarity or emphasis.

16. Posessive Adjectives
Sus pantalones son
elegantes.
¿Los pantalones de ella?
No, los de usted.