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Our brother is young. "_____ hermano es joven."
Nuestro
Where are our pencils? "¿Dónde están ________ lápices?"
nuestros
What does it mean if a possessive adjective ends in s?
The noun being described as owned is plural.
Your (sing., informal) dog is very old. "___ perro es muy viejo."
Tu
Our cousins (females) are nice. "______ son simpáticas.
Nuestras primas
Ustedes tienen un abuelo. (Su/Nuestro) cumpleaños es el dos de abril.
Su
What can we say about the noun possessed if the possessive adjective is "sus"?
The noun possessed is owned by either el/ella/usted/ellos/ellas/ustedes and is plural. We cannot tell if it's male or female in gender.
Mis primos son altos. "____ cousins are tall."
My
My friends have a lot of dogs. "_________ tienen muchos perros."
Mis amigos
Julia y María son su/sus hermanas.
sus
What can we say about the noun possessed if the possessive adjective is "nuestra"?
Nuestra means the noun belongs to nosotros (we) and it's a femenine singular noun.
My grandma is very short. "___ abuela es muy baja."
Mi
What is your (familiar, singular) father's name? "¿Cómo se llama ________?"
tu padre
Vuestra/Vuestras clases son difíciles.
Vuestras
What is another way to show ownership other than the adjective? (Hint: it happens a lot when the adjective is su or sus, because many people could be the owner.)
We can say "el [sustantivo] es de [dueño]"/"the [noun] is of [owner]"
Your (sing., formal) cat is big. "_____ gato es grande."
Su
What is your name? "¿Cuál es _____ nombre?"
tu or su
Nuestro/Nuestra profesora se llama Sra. Stites
Nuestra
What is another way of saying "Emilia's grandfather?"
su abuelo or _________________________
el abuelo de Emilia