Fill in the blanks with me/te/le and gusta/gustan.

• 1. A mí __ ________ las fiestas.

• 2. A Amanda, no __ ________ la tarea.

• 3. A tí __ ________ los deportes.

• 4. A George __ ________ ir a la escuela.

• 5. A ella no __ ________ el chocolate.

• 6. A mí __ ________ la pizza y la fruta.

• 7. ¿A tí __ ________ los conciertos?

La posesión en el español

Expressing Possession in

Spanish

Possession in English• In English we use the

contraction “ ’s ” or “ s’ ”to express that someone possesses or owns an object.

ex: That is Jessica’s diamond ring.

• Occasionally we will express this idea in a longer form.

ex: Jessica is a friend of mine.

Possession in Spanish

• In Spanish there is NO CONTRACTION to express possession!

• You must not use “‘S ”to express ownership of an item!

• Instead you will use the word “de” and the name of the person or persons who own the item.

Possession in Spanish

• To say that someone or something belongs to someone or something else use the following formula:

Examples:el libro de Señora Masters Mrs. Masters' book la abuela de Ana y Pablo Pablo and Ana's grandmotherla idea de los niños the kids' ideala plaza de Madrid Madrid's plaza

• Note that you must include the definite article in front of the thing possessed.

PrácticaTry these phrases on your own:• Emily’s money

el dinero de Emily• the students’ books

los libros de los estudiantes• the class’s dog

el perro de la clase• Mexico’s flag

la bandera de México• Michael’s homework

la tarea de Miguel

Possessive Adjectives

Definition: An adjective used

with a noun to indicate possession, ownership or close relationship.

ex: my valentinehis book

Possession in English

In English, these are the possessive adjectives: • My • Your • His • Her • Its • Our • Their

Possession in Spanish

• As we continue learning in Spanish class we will come to know all of the possessive adjectives in Spanish, but for now we will focus on two words that will help us express possession when talking about other people.

su/ sus

• “Su” and “sus” can mean a lot of things in Spanish including:– His– Her– Your (formal/ Ud.)– Their

Examples:– The smelly man’s sock. Su calcetín.– The supermodel’s shoes. Sus zapatos.– Your awesome Spanish class. Su clase de español

asombroso.– Their mean brother. Su hermano antipático.

More Examples

• Paris necesita un sandwich.

• Paris’s sandwichcould be written as:

– El sandwich de Paris.

Or– Su sandwich.

Agreement with Possessive Adjectives

• The final thing you should know is that “su” does not depend on how many people own an item, but instead on whether what is owned is singular or plural.

• Examples: Their hat. Su sombrero.His chocolates. Sus chocolates.

• “It’s not who owns it, it’s what they own.”

Práctica

• The boy’s hat• Maria’s pencils• Arnold’s English• Your papers• Romeo and

Juliette’s kiss

• Su sombrero.• Sus lápices.• Su inglés.• Sus papeles.• Su beso.

beso