Expressing PossessionPaginas 80 y 82

What does it look like?Expressing possession means you are saying

what belongs to a personIn Spanish you will use the preposition “de”,

possessive adjectives and the verb “ser”. Example: Ella es la hija de Juan/ Es su hija.

(She is the daughter of Juan/ She is his daughter.)

Using “de”When “de” is used in this way it means “of”To format this statement use the following

steps:1st: The item or person owned2nd: the word “de”3rd: End with the person that owns the itemExample: El padre de mi madre- The father of

my mother.

Using “ser”Ser= to beYou can use the verb ser to express

possession as well. You can use them with “de” or with possessive adjectives.

Examples:Yo soy la hija de Bob= I am the daughter of

BobÉl es mi padre= He is my father.

Possessive adjectivesPossessive adjectives will describe who the

item or person belongs toThey will be placed in front of the word they

are describingThey must agree in gender and number

Possessive adjectives chartsMi- My Nuestro/a- OurTu- Your Vuestro/a- Your all Su- His/ Her/ Your Su- Their/ Your all

Mis- My Nuestros/as- OurTus- Your Vuestros/as- Your

allSus- His/ Her/ Your

Sus- Their/ Your all

PracticaTranslate to Spanish:

My sister’s house- La casa de mi hermanaMaria’s cat- El gato de MariaHe is my brother- él es mi hermano.I am your mother-Yo soy tu madreThey are my parents’ parents- Ellos son los

padres de mis padres.She is Roberto’s daughter- Ella es la hija de

Roberto.