{"id":239,"date":"2020-03-11T02:47:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T02:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-introductoryspanish1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=239"},"modified":"2024-04-29T19:08:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T19:08:10","slug":"gramatica-los-posesivos","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish1-2\/chapter\/gramatica-los-posesivos\/","title":{"raw":"Gram\u00e1tica: Los posesivos","rendered":"Gram\u00e1tica: Los posesivos"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Recognize possession indicated by possessive adjectives<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3 lang=\"es\">Posesi\u00f3n con ser + de<\/h3>\r\nThere are two ways to indicate possession in Spanish.\u00a0 As you may recall, one way is to use the verb <em><span lang=\"es\">ser <\/span><\/em>in the following pattern:\u00a0 object(s) + <em><span lang=\"es\">ser de + <\/span><\/em>person who has the object(s)\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/el_libro_es_de_maria.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>El libro es de Mar\u00eda.<\/span> (<em>The book is Mar\u00eda's.<\/em>)<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3796\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4475\/2019\/05\/16232755\/libros-300x145.jpg\" alt=\"several books, one open\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/el_libro_de_maria_explica_la_gramatica.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>El libro de Mar\u00eda explica la gram\u00e1tica. (<em>Mar\u00eda\u2019s book explains grammar.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/las_mochilas_son_de_los_muchachos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Las mochilas son de los muchachos.<\/span>\u00a0(<em>The bookbags are the boys'.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/la_casa_es_del_sr_rodriguez.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>La casa es del Sr. Rodr\u00edguez.<\/span>\u00a0(<em>The house is Mr. Rodr\u00edguez's.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nNote that the apostrophe+s construction used in English does not exist in Spanish!\r\n<h3><span lang=\"es\">Los adjetivos posesivos<\/span><\/h3>\r\nA more common way to express possession, especially when it is clear to whom something belongs, is to use possessive adjectives:\r\n<table class=\"shaded\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 88.8475%;\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><strong>singular possessor<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><strong>plural\u00a0possessor<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/mi.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>mi <\/span><i>(my)<\/i><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/nuestro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nuestro <\/span><em>(our)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/tu.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>tu <\/span><em>(your)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/vuestro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vuestro <\/span><em>(your)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su <\/span><em>(his, her, your)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su <\/span><em>(their, your)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div>Remember that in Spanish, <em>t\u00fa<\/em> and <em>usted<\/em> both mean \"you\". Therefore, the possessive adjective for \"your\" needs to follow the correct register: T\u00fa \u2013 tu\/tus; Usted \u2013 su\/sus.<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<h4><strong>Atenci\u00f3n a la acentuaci\u00f3n (Pay attention to accent marks):\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<em>T\u00fa<\/em>, with the accent mark, is the subject pronoun referring to the person \"you\".\u00a0<em>Tu,<\/em> without the accent mark, is the possessive adjective \"your\". For example: <strong>T\u00fa<\/strong> tienes <strong>tu<\/strong> libro. (<strong><em>You<\/em><\/strong><em> have\u00a0<strong>your<\/strong> book.<\/em>)\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">The chart above, however, only shows the basic form.\u00a0 Possessive adjectives in Spanish\u2014like all adjectives!\u2014must agree in number with the noun that they modify.\u00a0 In the case of <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><span lang=\"es\">nosotros<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">\u00a0and <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><span lang=\"es\">vosotros,<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">\u00a0they also must agree in gender with what is owned:<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<table class=\"shaded\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 73px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 73px;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/mi_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>mi<\/strong> libro\u00a0<\/span><em>(my book)\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/mis_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>mis<\/strong> libro<strong>s<\/strong> <\/span><em>(my book<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/mi_familia.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>mi<\/strong>\u00a0familia <\/span><em>(my family)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/mis_familias.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>mis<\/strong> familias\u00a0<\/span><em>(my families)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 73px;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/nuestro_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nuestro<\/strong>\u00a0libr<strong>o<\/strong> <\/span>(<em>our book)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/nuestros_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nuestros<\/strong>\u00a0libr<strong>os<\/strong> <\/span>(<em>our books)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/nuestra_familia.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nuestra<\/strong> famili<strong>a<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(<em>our family)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/nuestras_familias.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nuestras<\/strong> famili<strong>as\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(<em>our families)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 73px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 73px;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/tu_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>tu <\/strong>libro\u00a0<\/span><em>(your<\/em><em>\u00a0book)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/tus_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>tus<\/strong> libro<strong>s<\/strong><\/span><em> (your book<strong>s<\/strong>)\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/tu_casa.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>tu<\/strong> casa\u00a0<\/span><em>(your house)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/tus_casas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>tus<\/strong> casa<strong>s<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><em>(your house<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 73px;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/vuestro_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vuestro<\/strong>\u00a0libr<strong>o<\/strong> <\/span>(y<em>our book)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/vuestros_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vuestros<\/strong>\u00a0libr<strong>os<\/strong> <\/span>(<em>your book<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/vuestra_casa.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vuestra<\/strong>\u00a0cas<strong>a<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(<em>y<\/em><em>our house)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/vuestras_casas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vuestras<\/strong>\u00a0cas<strong>as\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(<em>y<\/em><em>our house<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 14px;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su<\/strong> libro\u00a0<\/span><em>(his book, her book, <\/em>or <em>your <\/em><em>book)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/sus_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>sus<\/strong> libro<strong>s<\/strong> <\/span><em>(his book<strong>s<\/strong>, her book<strong>s<\/strong>, <\/em>or<em> your book<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su_casa.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su<\/strong> casa\u00a0<\/span><em>(his house, her house, <\/em>or<em> your house)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/sus_casas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>sus<\/strong>\u00a0casa<strong>s\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><em>(his house<strong>s<\/strong>, her house<strong>s<\/strong>, <\/em>or<em> your house<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 14px;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su<\/strong> libro\u00a0<\/span><em>(their book\u00a0<\/em>or <em>your book)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/sus_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>sus<\/strong> libro<strong>s<\/strong> <\/span><em>(their book<strong>s\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>or<em> your <\/em><em>book<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su_casa.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su<\/strong> casa\u00a0<\/span><em>(their house or <\/em><em>your house)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/sus_casas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>sus<\/strong>\u00a0casa<strong>s\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><em>(their house<strong>s<\/strong> or <\/em><em>your house<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div><strong>Remember:<\/strong> The adjective will be singular or plural (and feminine or masculine for <em><span lang=\"es\">nosotros<\/span><\/em> and <em><span lang=\"es\">vosotros<\/span><\/em>) based on the object(s) owned, <em>not<\/em> the person who owns the object.\u00a0 Choose which possessive to use based on the owner, but the ending you give to the possessive does not have anything to do with the number of people who have the object or the gender of the owner.<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div>Note that since the 3rd person possessive adjectives could cause some confusion, the use of <em><span lang=\"es\">ser+de<\/span><\/em>\u00a0is common in these instances for clarification.\u00a0 Context clues can also be used to clarify to whom an object belongs.<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognize possession indicated by possessive adjectives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 lang=\"es\">Posesi\u00f3n con ser + de<\/h3>\n<p>There are two ways to indicate possession in Spanish.\u00a0 As you may recall, one way is to use the verb <em><span lang=\"es\">ser <\/span><\/em>in the following pattern:\u00a0 object(s) + <em><span lang=\"es\">ser de + <\/span><\/em>person who has the object(s)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/el_libro_es_de_maria.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>El libro es de Mar\u00eda.<\/span> (<em>The book is Mar\u00eda&#8217;s.<\/em>)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3796\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4475\/2019\/05\/16232755\/libros-300x145.jpg\" alt=\"several books, one open\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" \/><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/el_libro_de_maria_explica_la_gramatica.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>El libro de Mar\u00eda explica la gram\u00e1tica. (<em>Mar\u00eda\u2019s book explains grammar.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/las_mochilas_son_de_los_muchachos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Las mochilas son de los muchachos.<\/span>\u00a0(<em>The bookbags are the boys&#8217;.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/la_casa_es_del_sr_rodriguez.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>La casa es del Sr. Rodr\u00edguez.<\/span>\u00a0(<em>The house is Mr. Rodr\u00edguez&#8217;s.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that the apostrophe+s construction used in English does not exist in Spanish!<\/p>\n<h3><span lang=\"es\">Los adjetivos posesivos<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A more common way to express possession, especially when it is clear to whom something belongs, is to use possessive adjectives:<\/p>\n<table class=\"shaded\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 88.8475%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><strong>singular possessor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><strong>plural\u00a0possessor<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/mi.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>mi <\/span><i>(my)<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/nuestro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nuestro <\/span><em>(our)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/tu.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>tu <\/span><em>(your)<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/vuestro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vuestro <\/span><em>(your)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su <\/span><em>(his, her, your)<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><span lang=\"es\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su <\/span><em>(their, your)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Remember that in Spanish, <em>t\u00fa<\/em> and <em>usted<\/em> both mean &#8220;you&#8221;. Therefore, the possessive adjective for &#8220;your&#8221; needs to follow the correct register: T\u00fa \u2013 tu\/tus; Usted \u2013 su\/sus.<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>Atenci\u00f3n a la acentuaci\u00f3n (Pay attention to accent marks):\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>T\u00fa<\/em>, with the accent mark, is the subject pronoun referring to the person &#8220;you&#8221;.\u00a0<em>Tu,<\/em> without the accent mark, is the possessive adjective &#8220;your&#8221;. For example: <strong>T\u00fa<\/strong> tienes <strong>tu<\/strong> libro. (<strong><em>You<\/em><\/strong><em> have\u00a0<strong>your<\/strong> book.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">The chart above, however, only shows the basic form.\u00a0 Possessive adjectives in Spanish\u2014like all adjectives!\u2014must agree in number with the noun that they modify.\u00a0 In the case of <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><span lang=\"es\">nosotros<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">\u00a0and <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><span lang=\"es\">vosotros,<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">\u00a0they also must agree in gender with what is owned:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table class=\"shaded\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 73px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 73px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/mi_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>mi<\/strong> libro\u00a0<\/span><em>(my book)\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/mis_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>mis<\/strong> libro<strong>s<\/strong> <\/span><em>(my book<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/mi_familia.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>mi<\/strong>\u00a0familia <\/span><em>(my family)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/mis_familias.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>mis<\/strong> familias\u00a0<\/span><em>(my families)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 73px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/nuestro_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nuestro<\/strong>\u00a0libr<strong>o<\/strong> <\/span>(<em>our book)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/nuestros_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nuestros<\/strong>\u00a0libr<strong>os<\/strong> <\/span>(<em>our books)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/nuestra_familia.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nuestra<\/strong> famili<strong>a<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(<em>our family)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/nuestras_familias.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>nuestras<\/strong> famili<strong>as\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(<em>our families)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 73px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 73px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/tu_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>tu <\/strong>libro\u00a0<\/span><em>(your<\/em><em>\u00a0book)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/tus_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>tus<\/strong> libro<strong>s<\/strong><\/span><em> (your book<strong>s<\/strong>)\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/tu_casa.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>tu<\/strong> casa\u00a0<\/span><em>(your house)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/tus_casas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>tus<\/strong> casa<strong>s<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><em>(your house<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 73px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/vuestro_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vuestro<\/strong>\u00a0libr<strong>o<\/strong> <\/span>(y<em>our book)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/vuestros_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vuestros<\/strong>\u00a0libr<strong>os<\/strong> <\/span>(<em>your book<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/vuestra_casa.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vuestra<\/strong>\u00a0cas<strong>a<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(<em>y<\/em><em>our house)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/vuestras_casas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>vuestras<\/strong>\u00a0cas<strong>as\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(<em>y<\/em><em>our house<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 14px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su<\/strong> libro\u00a0<\/span><em>(his book, her book, <\/em>or <em>your <\/em><em>book)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/sus_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>sus<\/strong> libro<strong>s<\/strong> <\/span><em>(his book<strong>s<\/strong>, her book<strong>s<\/strong>, <\/em>or<em> your book<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su_casa.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su<\/strong> casa\u00a0<\/span><em>(his house, her house, <\/em>or<em> your house)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/sus_casas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>sus<\/strong>\u00a0casa<strong>s\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><em>(his house<strong>s<\/strong>, her house<strong>s<\/strong>, <\/em>or<em> your house<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 14px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su_libro.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su<\/strong> libro\u00a0<\/span><em>(their book\u00a0<\/em>or <em>your book)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/sus_libros.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>sus<\/strong> libro<strong>s<\/strong> <\/span><em>(their book<strong>s\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>or<em> your <\/em><em>book<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/su_casa.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>su<\/strong> casa\u00a0<\/span><em>(their house or <\/em><em>your house)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"es\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U4\/sus_casas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>sus<\/strong>\u00a0casa<strong>s\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><em>(their house<strong>s<\/strong> or <\/em><em>your house<strong>s<\/strong>)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Remember:<\/strong> The adjective will be singular or plural (and feminine or masculine for <em><span lang=\"es\">nosotros<\/span><\/em> and <em><span lang=\"es\">vosotros<\/span><\/em>) based on the object(s) owned, <em>not<\/em> the person who owns the object.\u00a0 Choose which possessive to use based on the owner, but the ending you give to the possessive does not have anything to do with the number of people who have the object or the gender of the owner.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Note that since the 3rd person possessive adjectives could cause some confusion, the use of <em><span lang=\"es\">ser+de<\/span><\/em>\u00a0is common in these instances for clarification.\u00a0 Context clues can also be used to clarify to whom an object belongs.<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-239\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Indicar posesiu00f3n. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>:  Deborah M. 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