1. POSSESSION

2. There are 3 ways to show possession: • Use the verb “TENER” • Use the word “de” • Use a POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE

3. TENER Simply conjugate the verb “tener” in a sentence to show possession. • Juan has a green shirt. • Juan tiene una camisa verde. • We have a nice Spanish teacher. • Nosotros tenemos un profesor simpático.

4. Use the word “de” • In English we use an apostrophe to denote ownership, in Spanish we cannot. • To express ‘s in Spanish we must use the wordde. • DE= of or from • In Spanish we use the word “de” to refer to the owner Ex. Noun + de + owner Ex. El padredeJuan ………………John’s dad Ex. Las noviasdePaco……Paco’s girlfriends

5. ¡PRÁCTICA! La tía de Miguel La casa de nosotros El cumpleaños de Eva La fiesta de David y Eva La madre de madre • Miguel’s aunt • Our house • Teresa’s birthday • David and Eva’s party • Mom’s mother

6. Use a POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE • An adjective is a word that describes a noun. • A possessive adjectiveis an adjective that describes a relationship between people and things. • Possessive adjectives must match in NUMBER and GENDER with the thing they describe.

7. Here they are…. Nuestro/a(s) My Mi(s) Our(s) Vuestro/a(s) Tu(s) Yours Yours (pl) Theirs, yours(pl) His, hers, yours Su(s) Su(s)

8. They must match in NUMBER and GENDER!!! NUESTRA • Our t-shirt ___________ camiseta • His grandfather ___________ abuelo • Your (inf.) son ___________ hijo • Their (pl.) cousin ___________ prima • Our t-shirts ___________ camisetas • His grandparents ___________ abuelos • Your (inf.) sons ___________ hijos • Their (pl.) cousins ___________ primos SU TU SU NUESTRAS SUS TUS SUS

9. Use the 3 ways to show possession for each example… • I own a book. • Tengo un libro. • Esel librodemi. • Milibro. 2. We own some pens. • Tenemos unos bolígrafos. • Son los bolígrafosdenosotros. • Nuestros bolígrafos.