9.5.8

Possession Before a Noun

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Showing Possession before a noun

To show who an adjective belongs to, you change the article (él/la) for a possessive (something that shows possession). These agree with the amount of things they refer to and their gender

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Mi, mis - My

  • Mi perro.
    • My dog.
  • Mis gafas.
    • My glasses
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Tu, tus - your

  • Tu coche.
    • Your car.
  • Tus palabras.
    • Your words.
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Su, sus - his/her, their

  • Su casa (la casa de ella).
    • Her house.
  • Sus pollos (los pollos de él).
    • His chickens.
  • Sus necesidades (las necesidades de ellas).
    • Their needs.
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Nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras - our

  • Nuestro equipo.
    • Our team.
  • Nuestra empresa.
    • Our business.
  • Nuestros hijos.
    • Our children.
  • Nuestras cosas.
    • Our things.
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Vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras - your

  • Vuestro trabajo.
    • Your job.
  • Vuestra ropa.
    • Your clothes.
  • Vuestras bebidas.
    • Your drinks.
  • Vuestros problemas.
    • Your problems.

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3Identity & Culture

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3.5Free Time Activities

3.6Free Time Activities - Translations

3.7Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries

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4Areas of Interest

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4.7Travel & Tourism

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5Listening Practice

6Common Tenses

7Important Verbs

8Advanced Tenses

9Extra Grammar

9.1Articles

9.2Negatives

9.3Nouns

9.4Asking Questions

9.5Adjectives

9.6Adverbs

9.7Conjunctions

9.8Pronouns

9.9By, With, From, Of

9.10Verbs

9.11Comparisons

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