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 demonstrating who claims or is in control of something. Their utilization is direct, in spite of the fact that they (like different modifiers) must match the things they alter in both number and sexual orientation. Rudiments About the Short-Form Possessives In contrast to English, Spanish has two types of possessive descriptive words, a short structure that is utilized before things, and a long-structure possessive descriptor that is utilized after things. They are regularly known as the possessive determiners. Here are the short-structure possessive descriptive words (in some cases known as possessive determiners): mi, mis - my - Compra mi piano. (She is purchasing my piano.)tu, tus - your (solitary natural) - Quiero comprar tu coche. (I need to purchase your car.)su, sus - your (solitary 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 descriptors shift by number and sexual orientation. The change is with the things they alter, not with the person(s) who claim or have the item. Subsequently 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 uncertain, since they can mean his, her, its, your, or their. On the off chance 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 uncertainty 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 exchangeable. The come in just three gatherings, be that as it may, due to the qualifications Spanish makes for number and sexual orientation: tu/tus, su/sus, and vuestro/vuestra/vuestros/vuestras. The fundamental guideline here is that possessives can be named either natural or formal similarly the pronouns for you are. So tu and tus relate in utilization to tã º (not the composed highlight on the pronoun), vuestro and its numbered and gendered structures compare 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. Syntax Involving the Possessive Forms There are two basic issues that English speakers regularly experience with these descriptive words: Abuse of the Possessive Adjectives The possessive descriptors are utilized by and large similarly as they are utilized in English. In any case, you ought to know that in numerous cases particularly when discussing body parts, garments 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 descriptor can allude to just a single thing, except if the numerous things allude to similar people or items. 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). Essentially, 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 here and there 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 interpreting.