Possession
Spanish: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.7.7
Showing Possession Before a Noun
A ‘possessive adjective’ tells us who owns the noun. In Spanish, they change if the noun is singular (just one) or plural (more than one).
Singular possessive adjective
- mi - my (one thing)
- tu - your (one thing)
- su - his, her, its, their (one thing)
Plural possessive adjective
- mis - my (more than one thing)
- tus - your (more than one thing)
- sus - his, her, its, their (more than one thing)
Examples
- Yo tengo un coche. Ese es mi coche.
- I have a car. That's my car.
- Yo tengo dos perros. Mis perros son muy grandes.
- I have two dogs. My dogs are very big.
Other examples
- Ellos tienen una casa. Esa es su casa.
- They have a house. That's their house.
- Ellos tienen tres bicis. Esas son sus bicis.
- They have three bikes. Those are their bikes.
Test yourself on Possession
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