La familia

la palabra “de” ylos adjectivos posesivos

Apostrophe S’s

In English:An ’s (apostrophe s) is added to a singular noun to

show possession or relationship to one person. In the plural an apostrophe alone is added after the

–s ending.In Spanish:

The word de is used to show possession or relationship.

De is used with singular and plural nouns.Example:

English: My dad’s brother is my uncle.Spanish: El hermano de mi padre es mi tío.

Direct translation: The brother of my father is my uncle.

Ejemplos

• The mother of Henry is Mary.La madre de Henry es

Mary.• The sister of Jack is

Sarah.La hermana de Jack es

Sarah.• The brother of Emily is

Peter.El hermano de Emily es

Peter.

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Los Adjectivos Posesivos

-show ownership or relationship between peopleIn English:

Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their)They do not change forms, regardless of whether they modify singular or plural nouns.

The distinction between his, her, and their tells whether something belongs to a male or female, or to more than one person.

In Spanish:Possessive adjectives (mi, mis, tu, tus, su, sus, nuestro/a, nuestros/as, vuestro/a, vuestros/as)

The same word is used to mean his and her (su) and their (sus). The context usually makes the meaning clear.

The root of a possessive adjective refers to the owner, the ending must agree in number and in gender with the noun that comes after it.

mi / mis = mytu / tus = your

su / sus = his, her, theirnuestro/a, nuestros/as = ourvuestro/a, vuestros/as = your

Examples:English:

my dad, my parents, your mom, your uncles, their sisters, our cousins, our brother, his grandpa, her grandmaSpanish:

mi padre, mis padres, tu madre, tus tíos, sus hermanas, nuestros primos, nuestro hermano, su abuelo, su abuela

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Our sisters ________________ My brother ________________

His cousins ___________________ Her daughter – in –law _______________