¿De quién es? Plural possessives '(el) nuestro/vuestro'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use possessive adjectives and pronouns within the context of holidays and travel.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Possessive adjectives show who something belongs to.
- 'Mío', 'tuyo', 'suyo', 'nuestro' and 'vuestro' are possessive adjectives in Spanish and can be used after 'ser'.
- Possessive pronouns replace a possessive adjective and a noun.
- 'El mío', 'el tuyo', 'el suyo', 'el nuestro' and 'el vuestro' are possessive pronouns in Spanish.
- Possessive adjectives and pronouns change to reflect the grammatical gender and number of the thing possessed.
Keywords
Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to
Possessive pronoun - replaces a possessive adjective and a noun
Common misconception
The Spanish translation of 'the money is hers' (for exampl) is 'el dinero es suya' because the owner is feminine.
The Spanish translation of 'the money is hers' is 'el dinero es suyo' because the object is masculine. Possessive adjectives agree with the object, not the owner.
Teacher tip
Learning Cycles 2 and 3 include Higher-tier grammatical concepts.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'already'?
Q2.In Spanish, the 'bachillerato' is equivalent to ...
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
fan
friendship
cause
work, job
phone, telephone
career, degree
Q4.Order the words to say: 'one of my friends lives in Spain'.
Q5.Write in English: 'las bolsas están llenas'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'there were three suitcases'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.'The money is hers'. Which translation is correct?
Q2.Match the sentence halves.
es mío.
es tuya.
son suyos.
son nuestras.
Q3.'Mis bolsas están aquí. ¿Dónde están __________?'. Choose the correct missing phrase.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'the key is his'.
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