Spanish

• there are 3 ways of showing possession in Spanish:

  1. by using the preposition "de" plus the name of the possessor. there is no apostrophe sign in spanish therefore the preposition "de" replaces the 's or s'.

  example: the school's logo (the logo of the school) - el logo de la escuela

  points to note:

  1. once the preposition "de" is followed by the definite article "el" a contraction occurs. (de + el = del)
  2. if the preposition "de" is immediately followed by the name of a person, the definite article is omitted.

  example: ana's brother (the brother of ana) - el hermano de ana
• 2. by using possessive adjectives. these adjectives are placed before the modified noun and must agree with it in number - singular or plural and gender (in the first person plural form only).

  singular possessive adjectives:

  mi - my

  tu - your

  su - his/her

  nuestro - our

  nuestra - our

  su - their

  plural possessive adjectives:

  mis - my

  tus - your

  sus - his/her

  nuestros - our

  example: these are my books - estos son mis libros.
• Possessive pronouns agree with the thing possessed and not the possessor.
• Possessive pronouns are always used with the definite article except when immediately preceded by the verb ser.
• Singular possessive pronouns in the masculine gender include el mío, el tuyo, el suyo, el nuestro, and el suyo.
• Singular possessive pronouns in the feminine gender include la mía, la tuya, la suya, la nuestra, and la suya.
• Plural possessive pronouns in the masculine gender include los míos, los tuyos, los suyos, los nuestros, and los suyos.
• Plural possessive pronouns in the feminine gender include las mías, las tuyas, las suyas, las nuestras, and las suyas.