KS4 · Spanish · Year 10
Visita de un instituo español: possessive adjectives and pronouns
Studying and my future: en el instituto
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Your learning goal
I can use possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns in the context of life at school.
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I can use possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns in the context of life at school.
Key learning points
- Possessive adjectives identify ownership of a noun, e.g. 'my', 'mine'.
- Possessive adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe in gender and number.
- The possessive adjectives 'mi', 'tu' and 'su' come before nouns. 'mío', 'tuyo' and 'suyo' come after nouns for emphasis.
- Possessive pronouns replace nouns and identify ownership e.g. mine, yours.
- The possessive pronouns 'el mío', 'el tuyo' and 'el suyo' have masculine, feminine, singular and plural forms.
Words to know
- possessive adjective
- adjective that identifies ownership of a noun
- possessive pronoun
- word that replaces a noun and identifies its ownership
Common mistakes
The Spanish translation of 'I've broken my arm' is 'me he roto mi brazo'. You use the possessive adjective for body parts.
When referring to body parts, Spanish speakers replace possessive adjectives with definite articles, e.g. 'me he roto el brazo'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Tasks A1a and b Qs 4-6, Starter Quiz Q2 and Exit Quiz Qs 5 and 6 are aimed at Higher Tier students. Learning Cycles 3 and 4 also contain Higher Tier grammar. Task A1 presents an opportunity to discuss the career opportunities available to languages students, such as live interpreting.