{"id":262,"date":"2015-09-28T20:20:54","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T20:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/spanish1oli\/?post_type=chapter&p=262"},"modified":"2015-10-10T16:31:43","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T16:31:43","slug":"estructuras-gramaticales-pronombres-posesivos-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/chapter\/estructuras-gramaticales-pronombres-posesivos-1\/","title":{"raw":"Pronombres posesivos","rendered":"Pronombres posesivos"},"content":{"raw":" \r\n\r\nIn English, we have possessive pronouns (i.e. my, your, his, her, our, and their). Which one you use depends on who owns the thing or object. In Spanish, you make the same kind of choice. In other words, you initially pick a possessive pronoun based on the owner.\r\n\r\npronombres posesivos\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/td>\r\nsingular owner, singular possession<\/th>\r\nplural owner, singular possession<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n\"Play mi<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Play nuestro \/<\/a> \"Play nuestra<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n\"Play tu<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Play vuestro \/<\/a> \"Play vuestra<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
3a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n\"Play su<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Play su<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\npronombres posesivos\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/td>\r\nsingular owner, plural possession<\/th>\r\nplural owner, plural possession<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n\"Play mis<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Play nuestros \/<\/a> \"Play nuestras<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n\"Play tus<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Play vuestros \/<\/a> \"Play vuestras<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
3a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n\"Play sus<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Play sus<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nHowever, in Spanish the possessive pronouns function as adjectives which means that they must agree in gender and number with the noun (the possession) that they modify.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\"Play Mi casa es azul.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Mis cuadernos son verdes.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n\"graphic<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Tu amiga se llama Rosa.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Tus padres son amables.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nWhile all possessive pronouns have a singular and plural form, they don't all have a different form for masculine and feminine gender. However, the nuestro<\/span><\/span> and vuestro<\/span><\/span> forms do have distinct forms to express gender. In other words, with these possessive pronouns, you have to pay attention to agreement with gender, in addition to number.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\"Play Nuestro profesor es delgado.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Nuestra universidad es privada.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Nuestros amigos son japoneses.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Nuestras computadoras son nuevas.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Nuestro coche es deportivo.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"100\"]\"red Foto: Ivan Rumata CC BY-NC-ND 2.0[\/caption]\r\n\r\n
<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Vuestra comida favorita es la italiana.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Vuestros libros son de filosof\u00eda.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Vuestras mochilas son amarillas.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nThe possessive pronoun agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. You have chosen which possessive pronoun to use based on the owner but the ending you give to the possessive pronoun is strictly related to the possession; it does not have anything to do with the biological gender of the owner, nor how many people actually own the object.\r\n\r\nThe case of third person possessive adjectives can sometimes be a little confusing because su<\/span> is used for both singular and plural owners. In other words, it can mean his\/her as well as your (singular or plural) and their. You will be able to tell from the context of the conversation whether su<\/span> refers to his\/her, your, or their. This possessive pronoun, like mi<\/span> and tu<\/span>, does not change in order to show gender agreementit only changes to show number agreement with the object\/thing owned.\r\n