This page deals with the ways Spanish conveys the meaning of possession by the use of noun modifiers.
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Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Proper use of possessive adjectve of the 'first kind'.
'First kind' possessive adjectives are unstressed short forms
that come before the noun
Proper use of possessive adjectve of the 'first kind'.
'First kind' possessive adjectives are unstressed short forms
that come before the noun
Proper use of post noun 'clarifying constructs'.
Because the first kind possessive adjectives for the third person su or sus may stand for his, her, your, their, to remove ambiguity Spanish allows the use of clarifying de constructs after the noun. These can also be used (for the third person) whith the article in place, not replaced by the possessive.
Improper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Improper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Proper restrained use of 'possessives' in Spanish.
Possessives are used much less in Spanish than in English; the article is favored if there is no ambiguity or possession is irrelevant.
Proper use of post noun 'clarifying constructs'.
Because the first kind possessive adjectives for the third person su or sus may stand for his, her, your, their, to remove ambiguity Spanish allows the use of clarifying de constructs after the noun. These can also be used (for the third person) whith the article in place, not replaced by the possessive.
Proper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Second kind possessive adjectives are stressed long forms that come
after the noun
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper restrained use of 'possessives' in Spanish.
Proper use of post noun 'clarifying constructs'.
Because the first kind possessive adjectives for the third person su or sus may stand for his, her, your, their, to remove ambiguity Spanish allows the use of clarifying de constructs after the noun. These can also be used (for the third person) whith the article in place, not replaced by the possessive.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Proper use of possessive adjectve of the 'first kind'.
'First kind' possessive adjectives are unstressed short forms
that come before the noun
Proper use of post noun 'clarifying constructs'.
Because the first kind possessive adjectives for the third person su or sus may stand for his, her, your, their, to remove ambiguity Spanish allows the use of clarifying de constructs after the noun. These can also be used (for the third person) whith the article in place, not replaced by the possessive.
Improper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Proper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Second kind possessive adjectives are stressed long forms that come
after the noun
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Proper restrained use of 'possessives' in Spanish.
Possessives are used much less in Spanish than in English; the article is favored if there is no ambiguity or possession is irrelevant.
Proper use of post noun 'clarifying constructs'.
Because the first kind possessive adjectives for the third person su or sus may stand for his, her, your, their, to remove ambiguity Spanish allows the use of clarifying de constructs after the noun. These can also be used (for the third person) whith the article in place, not replaced by the possessive.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Improper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Proper use of possessive adjectve of the 'first kind'.
'First kind' possessive adjectives are unstressed short forms
that come before the noun
Proper use of post noun 'clarifying constructs'.
Because the first kind possessive adjectives for the third person su or sus may stand for his, her, your, their, to remove ambiguity Spanish allows the use of clarifying de constructs after the noun. These can also be used (for the third person) whith the article in place, not replaced by the possessive.
Improper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
Improper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
Improper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
Proper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
When nouns can be dropped to avoid repetitions without loss of meaning, pronominal possessives can replace them preserving the connotations of possession. They are formally identical to either a second kind construct or a clarifying construct with just the noun dropped.
Improper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
Proper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
When nouns can be dropped to avoid repetitions without loss of meaning, pronominal possessives can replace them preserving the connotations of possession. They are formally identical to either a second kind construct or a clarifying construct with just the noun dropped.
Improper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
Improper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
Improper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
Proper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
When nouns can be dropped to avoid repetitions without loss of meaning, pronominal possessives can replace them preserving the connotations of possession. They are formally identical to either a second kind construct or a clarifying construct with just the noun dropped.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Proper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
When nouns can be dropped to avoid repetitions without loss of meaning, pronominal possessives can replace them preserving the connotations of possession. They are formally identical to either a second kind construct or a clarifying construct with just the noun dropped.
Improper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Improper restrained use of 'possessives' in Spanish.
Proper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Second kind possessive adjectives are stressed long forms that come
after the noun
Improper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Proper use of possessive adjectve of the 'first kind'.
'First kind' possessive adjectives are unstressed short forms
that come before the noun
Improper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Improper use of possessive adjectives of the 'second kind'.
Improper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
Improper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
Improper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
Proper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
When nouns can be dropped to avoid repetitions without loss of meaning, pronominal possessives can replace them preserving the connotations of possession. They are formally identical to either a second kind construct or a clarifying construct with just the noun dropped.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Proper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
When nouns can be dropped to avoid repetitions without loss of meaning, pronominal possessives can replace them preserving the connotations of possession. They are formally identical to either a second kind construct or a clarifying construct with just the noun dropped.
Improper agreement between the possessives and the possessed noun.
Proper use of 'pronominal possessives'.
When nouns can be dropped to avoid repetitions without loss of meaning, pronominal possessives can replace them preserving the connotations of possession. They are formally identical to either a second kind construct or a clarifying construct with just the noun dropped.
This page deals with the ways Spanish conveys the meaning of possession by the use of noun modifiers.
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Possessives are used much less in Spanish than in English; the article is favored if there is no ambiguity or possession is irrelevant.
An important difference between the two languages is that in Spanish the possessives agree (when the distinction is made) in gender and in number with the possessed noun, whereas in English the agreement is with the possessing noun.
'First kind' possessive adjectives are unstressed short forms
that come before the noun
Example: mi and mis which correpond to my.
Because the first kind possessive adjectives for the third person su or sus may stand for his, her, your, their, to remove ambiguity Spanish allows the use of clarifying de constructs after the noun. These can also be used (for the third person) whith the article in place, not replaced by the possessive.
Second kind possessive adjectives are stressed long forms that come
after the noun
Example: mío and mía which correspond to of mine.
When nouns can be dropped to avoid repetitions without loss of meaning, pronominal possessives can replace them preserving the connotations of possession. They are formally identical to either a second kind construct or a clarifying construct with just the noun dropped.
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