Possessive Pronouns - Pronombres Posesivos Se utilizan para indicar a quin pertenece algo.

Como son pronombres, reemplazan al sustantivo al que se est haciendo referencia. Possessive Adjectives mi / mis my your his her its our your their tu / tus su / sus su / sus su / sus nuestro/a/os/as vuestro/a/os/as su / sus Possessive Pronouns mio/a/os/as mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs tuyo/a/os/as suyo/a/os/as suyo/a/os/as suyo/a/os/as nuestro/a/os/as vuestro/a/os/as suyo/a/os/as

Por ejemplo: This is my car. Este es mi auto. This car is mine. Este auto es mio. That is her book. Ese es su libro. That book is hers. Ese libro es suyo (de ella).

Definition: We use the Possessive Pronouns when we want to substitute a group of words that are indicating a possession relation. Subject Possessive I Mine You Yours He His She Hers It Its We Ours You Yours They Theirs

For example:

This is my book. * In this example, we can substitute "my book" for the possessive pronoun "mine". => This is mine.

This is your disk and that's mine. * Mine substitutes the word disk and shows that it belongs to me.

A possessive pronoun indicates it is acting as a subject complement or a subject of the sentence. For example:

The smallest gift is mine. This is yours. * Here the possessive pronouns acts as a subject complement.

His is on the kitchen counter. Theirs will be delivered tomorrow. Ours is the green one on the corner. * Here the possessive pronoun acts as the subject of the sentence.

Note : Possessive pronouns are very similar to possessive adjectives. For example:

You can borrow my book as long as you remember that it's not yours. => The possessive "my" depends on the noun "book." => The possessive "yours" is a pronoun which stands in the place of "your book".

When you drive to Manitoba, will you take your car or theirs? => The possessive "your" depends on the noun "car." => The possessive pronoun, "theirs," stands in the place of the noun phrase, "their car."

Possessive pronouns are the words which replace nouns modified by possessive adjectives. In Spanish there are different forms of possessive pronouns depending on whether the noun is masculine or feminine, singular or plural. Masculine mine yours (t) el mo los mos el tuyo los tuyos Feminine la ma las mas la tuya las tuyas la suya las suyas

his/hers/its/yours (Ud.) el suyo los suyos ours yours (vosotros) theirs/yours (Uds.)

el nuestro la nuestra los nuestros las nuestras el vuestro la vuestra los vuestros las vuestras el suyo los suyos la suya las suyas

Note that the Spanish possessive pronouns for third person singular (l, ella, Ud.) and plural (ellos, Uds.) are identical. There are two important things to know about Spanish possessive pronouns: 1. The possessive pronoun must match the noun being replaced in gender and number. 2. The appropriate definite article must be used. Otherwise, Spanish and English possessive pronouns are very similar. Mi hermano est aqu; dnde est el tuyo? Me gustan mis libros y ella prefiere los suyos. Tus ideas son buenas, pero las mas son mejores. Estas plumas, son las vuestras o las nuestras? My brother is here; where's yours? I like my books and she prefers hers. Your ideas are good, but mine are better. These pens, are they yours or ours?

When the masculine singular possessive pronoun is preceded by the preposition a or de, the preposition contracts with the definite article (el): Habla a tu padre; yo hablar al mo. l disfruta de su curso, pero yo no disfruto del mo. Talk to your dad; I'll talk to mine. He's enjoying his class, but I'm not enjoying mine.

Note that Spanish possessive pronouns are identical to stressed form possessive adjectives, but their usage is different: possessive pronouns replace nouns, while possessive adjectives modify nouns. There is also a neuter possessive pronoun which is used when the possessed thing is abstract or unspecific, in the sense of one's part, share, things, task, etc. The Spanish neuter possessive pronoun is formed with the neuter article lo plus the masculine singular possessive pronoun (mo, to, suyo, nuestro, vuestro). No quieren lo mo? Perdi lo suyo. Cunto es lo nuestro? Don't you want mine (my work, my share...)? He lost his (his stuff, his things). How much is ours (our share)?

Adjetivos posesivos - Spanish Possessive Adjectives

Possessive adjectives are the words used in place of articles to indicate to whom or to what something belongs. Their usage is similar to English, but there are some differences in form. In Spanish there are different forms of possessive adjectives depending on whether the noun is masculine or feminine, singular or plural. There are also two different sets of possessive adjectives: short/unstressed forms (explained in this lesson) and long/stressed forms. The following table shows the short forms of Spanish possessives. Don't worry - I'll explain them all below.
Singular masc my your (t) his, her, your (Ud.) our your (vosotros) their, your (Uds.) mi tu su fem Plural masc mis tus sus vuestros vuestras sus fem

nuestro nuestra nuestros nuestras vuestro vuestra su

Spanish has many more possessives than English. For 2nd and 3rd person plural subjects (nosotros, vosotros), there are four forms of the possessive. The gender and number of the noun possessed determine which form to use.
OUR masc sing: pencil fem sing: pen fem plural: tables nuestro lpiz nuestra pluma YOUR vuestro lpiz vuestra pluma

masc plural: books nuestros libros vuestros libros nuestras mesas vuestras mesas

Singular subjects (I, you, he) and third person plural (they) have only two forms: singularand plural.
MY sing: pencil mi lpiz YOUR tu lpiz HIS/HER/THEIR su lpiz

plural: tables mis mesas tus mesas sus mesas

An important difference between Spanish and English is in the third person. In English you have to choose between his, her, its, and their, whereas in Spanish there is no distinction by gender, only by number. Su and sus can each mean his, her, its, your, or their depending on the context. Su cama can mean his bed, her bed, its bed (e.g., the dog's), your bed, or their bed.

In order to clarify, the possessive de may be used. Tengo su libro. De quin? El libro de Ana. When describing two or more nouns, a possessive adjective must be used in front of each one. his brother and sister = su hermano y su hermana

he possessive adjectives in English are "My, your, his, her, our, their". They show to whom things belong or, in other words, possession. They are adjectives which modify a noun (or nouns). In Spanish, all adjectives must agree in number and usually gender. So the possessive adjectives also must agree with the items being owned. For example,

if I have one book, it is my book: mi libro but if I have two books, they are my books: mis libros.

The possessive adjectives match only the items being possessed (owned.) They do not reflect how many owners there are or the gender of the owner/s. Here is a chart of the possessive adjectives: Yo form : My mi (singular): mis (plural): T form: Your tu (singular) tus (plural): tu cuaderno tus cuadernos tu mochila tus mochilas mi cuaderno mis cuadernos mi mochila mis mochilas

l, ella, usted form: His, her, your (polite form) su (singular): su cuaderno su mochila

sus (plural)

sus cuadernos

sus mochilas

Ellos, ellas, ustedes form: Their, your (all y'all's)(polite form) su (singular): sus (plural): Nosotros form: Our Since the Nosotros possessive form ends in o, it has four (4) forms like any other adjective ending in o. It must agree in gender as well as number. masculine nuestro/a (singular): nuestros/as (plural): nuestro cuaderno nuestros cuadernos feminine nuestra mochila nuestras mochilas su cuaderno sus cuadernos su mochila sus mochilas

There is no possessive "S" in Spanish.

When we ask, "Whose book is it?" De quin es el libro? We can answer, "It is her book." Es su libro. If we want to answer, "It is Susana's book", we cannot say *Es Susana's libro. We must say, Es el libro de Susana. Possessive Adjectives - Adjetivos Posesivos Se utilizan para indicar a quin pertenece el sujeto u objeto de la oracin. Van seguidos de un sustantivo (o una clusula nominal). Possessive Adjectives my mi / mis your tu / tus his su / sus her su / sus its su / sus our nuestro/a/os/as your vuestro/a/os/as their su / sus

Como se puede observar, son muchos menos que en espaol, ya que no se diferencian en singular o plural. Por ejemplo: my car mi auto my cars mis autos Sin embargo, debe prestar atencin cuando se refiere a la tercera persona, ya que en castellano se usa "su" en todos los casos, mientras que en ingls varan segn la persona. Nota adems que "your" puede referirse al singular (tu) o al plural (vuestro). my house your house his house her house its house our house your house their house Si se est hablando de una persona y se describe su casa, se usara his o her, segn el sexo de dicha persona. John lives in New York. His house is very big. Susan lives in New York. Her house is very big. Pero si se habla de un animal se debe utilizar its. The cat lives in New York. Its name is Bob.

Spanish Direct Objects ~ Objetos directos

Just like English, the Spanish language has direct object pronouns, words that replace the direct object. This is so that we don't say things like "Maria was at the bank today. When I saw Maria I smiled." It's much more natural to say "Maria was at the bank today. When I saw her I smiled." The direct object is the person or thing that receives the action of the verb in a sentence. To find the direct object in a sentence, ask the question Who? or What? I have a book - Tengo un libro. Lo tengo. = I have it. What do I have? A book. He knows Maria - Conoce a Maria. La conoce. = He knows her. Who does he know? Maria. The Spanish direct object pronouns are as follows: 1st person 2nd person me te me you him, you, it her, you, it nos us os you

3rd person masc. lo 3rd person fem. la

los them, you las them, you

Note: Lo is also a neuter object pronoun. The most difficult thing to remember about direct object pronouns is this: they usually go in front of the verb in Spanish. I'm eating it. - Lo como. He knows her. - La conoce. I love you. - Te quiero. You love me. - Me quieres. For infinitives, present participles, and affirmative commands, pronouns can get attached to the end - learn more. Lo voy a hacer OR Voy a hacerlo - I'm going to do it. Los quiero comer OR Quiero comerlos - I want to eat them. Note: When deciding between direct and indirect objects, the general rule is that if the person or thing is preceded by a preposition, that person/thing is an indirect object. If it is not preceded by a preposition, it is a direct object. In Spanish, the preposition a must be used between every verb (except tener) and the person that follows, thus all verbs except tener take an indirect object (even though some might take a direct object in English).

Object Pronouns

English Grammar Rules

The seven basic pronouns have one form when they are used as subjects and another form when they are used as objects. Subjects are what the sentence is about. Objects are what is affected by the action of the subject.

I like whisky. (I is the subject). I read books. (Books is the object as it is receiving the action). PRONOUNS

Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun I You He She It We You (plural) They Me You Him Her It Us You Them

Object pronouns are used instead of nouns, usually because we already know what the object is. It makes the sentence easier to read and understand and avoids repetition. We normally use object pronouns after a verb or a preposition.

Examples I like horses. Horses don't like me. Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun

We talk to our neighbour. Subject Pronoun She talks to us. Object Pronoun

They listen to the teacher. Subject Pronoun Listen to me carefully. You speak very quickly. We watch them on TV. Object Pronoun Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun

The Object Pronoun - it

Be careful when using 'it' as an object pronoun because it is only in the correct context that it has meaning. It needs to have already been mentioned or obvious to the listener what you are referring to. Compare;

You are sitting on it! (The listener probably doesn't know what the speaker refers to). The letter is on the sofa. You are sitting on it! (It is obvious in the second sentence that the reference is to the letter)

Object Pronouns
What are object pronouns?

An object pronoun, also called objective pronoun, functions as the object of a verb or preposition, as distinguished from a subject or subjective pronoun, which is the subject of a verb. Examples:

He begged her to live with him. (her is the object of the verb begged and him is the object of the preposition with) She told them the truth. (them is the object of the verb told)

Object pronouns are used instead of object nouns, usually because we already know what the object is.

She's my friend. I really enjoy being with her. I like this film. I saw it last week.

Object Pronouns

Object pronouns in English are the following: me, you, him, her, it, us, them Object pronouns come after either a verb (e.g "like") or a preposition (e.g "to"). Examples:

I like you but you don't like me. Do you really hate her? She loves sitting next to him. She always writes e-mails to us. He's talking to her about it.

Object pronouns differ from:

Subject pronouns, possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns, and reflexive pronouns.

Review: Subject pronouns I you he she it we you they my your his her its our your their Possessive adjectives Possessive pronouns mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs Reflexive pronouns myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves yourselves themselves Object pronouns me you him her it us you them

Object Pronouns:
Definition:: It is a pronoun that is used as an object in the sentence. Remember: A subjective or subject pronoun does the action and goes BEFORE the verb while object pronouns go AFTER the verb. OBJECT PRONOUNS : SINGULAR: > Me (first person) You (2nd) Her / him / it (third person) PLURAL > Us (1st) You (2nd) Them (3rd) Figura 1

** No confundir con los possessive adjectives : my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their (VER LECCION 5 AQUI) Figura # 2

* Como vemos los object pronouns reciben la action del verbo y pueden ser direct or indirect objects. EN espaol esto se entiende como me, le, se, nos, os etc.. En ingles siempre que hay un object pronoun hay que colocarlo en la oracin (al igual que con el subject pronoun). Otros Ejemplos: Imaginense que ven unos zapatos y dicen Me gustan. Esto en ingles no es I like o peor Me like. Primero que I like esta incompleto puesto que no se dice elo objeto. Me like es una patada a mi higado puesto que los object pronouns nunca hacen la accin. Lo corrcto es. I like them. (them por que se refiere a zapatos) - La oracion: Quiero darle un beso. > I want to give her a kiss. (suponiendo que el objeto es una mujer) Ejemplo:

Le quiero mucho. >> Quien quiere (subject) a quien quiere (object) I love him/her. (Como vemos no hay tcito y se debe poner el I y tambien el objecto (en este caso indirecto) him her o tambien it deacuerdo al contexto.

Lets Practice
Circle the correct pronouns 1) We/Us usually see they/them. 2) I/Me write to she/her everyday. 3) He/Him loves her/she very much but she/her doesnt love he/him. 4) Please dont wait for she/her. 5) Do you like he/him?

Pronouns
A pronoun usually refers to something already mentioned in a sentence or piece of text. They are used instead of nouns to prevent repetition of the noun to which they refer. One of the most common pronouns is it. Example (Singular): Without a pronoun: The train was late, the train had been delayed. (Sounds horrid, doesn't it?) With a pronoun: The train was late, it had been delayed. (Much better!) In this example the train is singular, therefore the pronoun must be singular also - it. Example (Plural): Without a pronoun: The trains were late, the trains had been delayed. (Still sounds horrid, doesn't it?) With a pronoun: The trains were late, they had been delayed. (Much better!) In this example the trains are plural, therefore the pronoun must be plural also - they.

English Grammar
Adjectives Overview | Order | Possessive | Comparative | Superlative

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Adjectives describe or give information about nouns or pronouns. For example:The grey dog barked. (The adjective grey describes the noun "dog".) The good news is that the form of an adjective does not change. It does not matter if the noun being modified is male or female, singular or plural, subject or object. Some adjectives give us factual information about the noun - age, size colour etc (fact adjectives - can't be argued with). Some adjectives show what somebody thinks about something or somebody - nice, horrid, beautiful etc (opinion adjectives - not everyone may agree). If you are asked questions with which, whose, what kind, or how many, you need an adjective to be able to answer. There are different types of adjectives in the English language:

Numeric: six, one hundred and one Quantitative: more, all, some, half, more than enough Qualitative: colour, size, smell etc. Possessive: my, his, their, your Interrogative: which, whose, what Demonstrative: this, that, those, these

!Note - The articles a, an, and the and the possessives my, our, your, and their are also adjectives.