Spanish Short-Form Possessive Determiners or Adjectives

Spanish Short-Form Possessive Determiners or Adjectives Possessive descriptive words of Spanish, similar to those of English, are a method of showing who claims or is in control of something. Their utilization is clear, despite the fact that they (like different modifiers) must match the things they change in both number and sex. Essentials About the Short-Form Possessives In contrast to English, Spanish has two types of possessive modifiers, a short structure that is utilized before things, and a long-structure possessive descriptive word that is utilized after things. They are regularly known as the possessive determiners. Here are the short-structure possessive modifiers (once in a while known as possessive determiners): mi, mis - my - Compra mi piano. (She is purchasing my piano.)tu, tus - your (particular natural) - Quiero comprar tu coche. (I need to purchase your car.)su, sus - your (particular or plural formal), its, his, her, their - Voy a su oficina. (I am heading off to his/her/your/their office.)nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras - our - Es nuestra casa. (It is our house.)vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras - your (plural natural) -  ¿Dà ³nde estn vuestros hijos? (Where are your kids?) Note that the possessive descriptive words change by number and sex. The change is with the things they adjust, not with the person(s) who claim or have the item. In this manner you would state his book and her book similarly: su libro. A few models: Es nuestro coche. (It is our car.)Es nuestra casa. (It is our house.)Son nuestros coches. (They are our cars.)Son nuestras casas. (They are our homes.) As you would envision, su and sus can be equivocal, since they can mean his, her, its, your, or their. In the event that the utilization of su or sus doesnt make the sentence understood, you can utilize de followed by a prepositional pronoun: Quiero comprar su casa. (I need to purchase his/her/your/their house.)Quiero comprar la casa de à ©l. (I need to purchase his house.)Quiero comprar la casa de ella. (I need to get her house.)Quiero comprar la casa de usted. (I need to purchase your house.)Quiero comprar la casa de ellos. (I need to purchase their home.) In certain zones, de à ©l, de ella, and de ellos are favored over su and sus for saying his, her, and their, even where no equivocalness is available. Various Forms of ‘Your’ One wellspring of disarray for Spanish understudies is that there are eight words that can be interpreted as your, and they arent tradable. The come in just three gatherings, in any case, in view of the qualifications Spanish makes for number and sexual orientation: tu/tus, su/sus, and vuestro/vuestra/vuestros/vuestras. The primary guideline here is that possessives can be named either natural or formal similarly the pronouns for you are. So tu and tus compare in use to tã º (not the composed emphasize on the pronoun), vuestro and its numbered and gendered structures relate with vosotros, and su relates with usted and ustedes. So in the event that you were conversing with somebody about her vehicle, you may utilize tu coche on the off chance that she is a companion or relative yet su coche on the off chance that she is an outsider. Sentence structure Involving the Possessive Forms There are two regular issues that English speakers frequently experience with these descriptive words: Abuse of the Possessive Adjectives The possessive descriptive words are utilized as a rule similarly as they are utilized in English. Nonetheless, you ought to know that in numerous occurrences particularly when discussing body parts, attire and things personally connected with an individual-Spanish uses the unequivocal article (el, la, los or las), the likeness the, rather than possessive modifiers. Sam arregla el pelo. (Sam is brushing his hair.)Ella juntã ³ las manos para orar. (She joined her hands to pray.)Ricardo rompiã ³ los anteojos. (Ricardo broke his glasses.) Reiteration of Possessive Adjectives: In English, it is entirely expected to utilize a solitary possessive modifier to allude to more than one thing. In Spanish, a solitary possessive descriptive word can allude to just a single thing, except if the various things allude to similar people or articles. For instance, child mis amigos y hermanos would mean they are my companions and kin (with the companions and the kin being indistinguishable people), while child mis amigos y mis hermanos would mean they are my companions and kin (the companions not being indistinguishable individuals from the kin). Thus, my felines and mutts would be interpreted as mis gatos y mis perros. Key Takeaways The possessive descriptive words (otherwise called possessive determiners) are utilized to show who claims or is in control of something.The possessive descriptors are recognized in number and at times sex of what is possessed.The possessive structures su and sus can mean his, hers, its, or your, so you should depend on setting while deciphering.