Possession

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To indicate possession (that someone  owns something) or a relationship in  Spanish, the word “de” is used in the  following formula: 

El amigo

de

Jorge’s friend.

Jorge.

Examples  ¿Dónde está la casa de Olivia?

 Where is Olivia's house?   Es el libro de Paco.   It's Paco's book.    Es el examen del* Sr. Madan. It’s Mr. Madan’s exam.

An important thing to remember......



The other way to express possession is to is to use Possessive Adjectives: (Subject Pronoun)

Singular Form

Plural Form

English Translation

yo

mi

mis

my



tu

tus

your (informal)

él/ella/ud.

su

sus

his, her, your (formal)

nuestro nuestra vuestro vuestra

nuestros nuestras vuestros vuestras

our

su

sus

Owner

nosotros(as) vosotros(as) ellos/ellas/uds.

your (plural-informal) their, your (plural-formal)

The forms of nuestro and vuestro must agree with the noun they describe.

Possessive adjectives are placed BEFORE the noun in a sentence.  Mi

casa es su casa. My house is your casa.

Possessive adjectives TAKE THE PLACE OF articles in a sentence.  El

auto es rojo.  Mi auto es rojo.

The car is red. My car is red.

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