1 POSSESSION

2 There are 3 ways to show possession:Use the verb “TENER” Use the word “de” Use a POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE

3 TENER Juan has a green shirt. Juan tiene una camisa verde.Simply conjugate the verb “tener” in a sentence to show possession. Juan has a green shirt. Juan tiene una camisa verde. We have a nice Spanish teacher. Nosotros tenemos un profesor simpático.

4 Use the word “de” In English we use an apostrophe to denote ownership, in Spanish we cannot. To express ‘s in Spanish we must use the word de. DE= of or from In Spanish we use the word “de” to refer to the owner Ex. Noun + de + owner Ex. El padre de Juan ………………John’s dad Ex. Las novias de Paco……Paco’s girlfriends

5 La tía de Miguel La casa de nosotros El cumpleaños de Eva¡PRÁCTICA! La tía de Miguel La casa de nosotros El cumpleaños de Eva La fiesta de David y Eva La madre de madre Miguel’s aunt Our house Teresa’s birthday David and Eva’s party Mom’s mother

6 Use a POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVEAn adjective is a word that describes a noun. A possessive adjective is an adjective that describes a relationship between people and things. Possessive adjectives must match in NUMBER and GENDER with the thing they describe.

7 Here they are…. Nuestro/a(s) Mi(s) Vuestro/a(s) Tu(s) Su(s) Su(s) MyOur(s) Vuestro/a(s) Tu(s) Yours Yours (pl) Theirs, yours (pl) His, hers, yours Su(s) Su(s)

8 They must match in NUMBER and GENDER!!!NUESTRA Our t-shirt ___________ camiseta His grandfather ___________ abuelo Your (inf.) son ___________ hijo Their (pl.) cousin ___________ prima Our t-shirts ___________ camisetas His grandparents ___________ abuelos Your (inf.) sons ___________ hijos Their (pl.) cousins ___________ primos SU TU SU NUESTRAS SUS TUS SUS

9 Use the 3 ways to show possession for each example…I own a book. Tengo un libro. Es el libro de mi. Mi libro. 2. We own some pens. Tenemos unos bolígrafos. Son los bolígrafos de nosotros. Nuestros bolígrafos.