Basic grammar and tenses

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Possessive Adjectives

- They agree with the noun they describe not the owner. Example - sus botas = his boots - boots are plural.

In order of my, your, his/her/its, our your, their

Singular - mi, tu, su, nuestro/a, vuestro/a, su

Plural - mis, tus, sus, nuestros/as, vuestros/as, sus

Possessive pronouns

- These agree with the noun they replace. Example - su chaqueta es mas elegante que la mia = his jacket is smarter than mine.

In order of mine, yours, his/hers/its, ours, yours(pl) and theirs. (Note mio/a needs accent on 'i')

Singular - el/la mio/a, el/la tuyo/a, el/la suyo/a, el/la nuestro/a, el/la vuestro/a, el/la suyo/a

Plural - los/las mios/as, los/las tuyos/as, los/las suyos/as, los/las nuestros/as, los/las vuestros/as, los suyos/as

Prepositional pronouns

- Used after prepositions . Example - esta chaqueta es para ti = this jacket is for you

(Note: mi needs accent on 'i' and el needs accent on 'e')

para - for

por - for

sin - without

a - to

mi - me

ti - you

el - him

ella - her

nosotros/as - us

vosotros/as - you (pl)

ellos - them

ellas - them

Relative pronoun - 'que'

que - which, that or who. It allows you to refer back to someone or something already mentioned. You must include it in Spanish even when you might omit it in English.

El profesor que ensena frances - the teacher who teaches French

El libro que lee es espanol - the book that/which he is reading is Spanish

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