Could someone please help me-I'm totally confused on this.
I have to say that the person has his/her/their own book or books in the following sentences
1.Yo tengo libro.
2.Ella tiene libros
3.Ellos tienen libro
4.Nosotros tenemos libro
For 1, would I put mi
2. sus
3. don't know
4. sus
Thank you ahead for any help you can give
Please help-I'm really confused
Thank you
Number 3: subject: ellos, so you would have to use "su" or "sus."
Since it is modifying "libro" (singular), it would be "su."
(Though it is a strange sentence. I think it is saying they all have one book).
4. With nosotros, use nuestro.
Other 2 look good.
Matt explained it very well. If you still have questions, ask again .
Sra
P.S. This may not make a lot of sense to you but the "possessor" has nothing to do with the gender of the possessive adjective. It MUST have the same number (singular/plural) and gender (masculine/feminine) as the noun modified.
Later this will become clearer, perhaps, when you get to another way to show possession = with the definite article.
1. Es el libro de mí (preposition pronoun at the end)
2. Son los libros de ella.
3. Es el libro de ellos.
4. Es el libro de nosotros.
When you get to prepositional pronouns, I'll be happy to compare for you:
1. subject pronouns
2. possessive pronouns
3. prepositional pronouns
Sra
You guys should have my spanish teacher. If you had her you wouldn't be confused at all. I LOVE SENORA PINSON.
To determine the correct possessive pronoun to use in each sentence, you need to consider the subject of the sentence, the number and gender of the books, and the possessive pronouns that correspond to those factors.
1. Yo tengo libro. (I have a book.)
In this sentence, the subject is "yo" (I), and since "libro" is singular, you would use the possessive pronoun "mi" to indicate that it is your own book. So, the correct sentence would be: Yo tengo mi libro.
2. Ella tiene libros. (She has books.)
In this sentence, the subject is "ella" (she), and since "libros" is plural, you would use the possessive pronoun "sus" to indicate that they are her own books. So, the correct sentence would be: Ella tiene sus libros.
3. Ellos tienen libro. (They have a book.)
In this sentence, the subject is "ellos" (they), and "libro" is singular. Since "ellos" refers to a group of males or a mixed-gender group, you would use the possessive pronoun "su" to indicate that it is their own book. So, the correct sentence would be: Ellos tienen su libro.
4. Nosotros tenemos libro. (We have a book.)
In this sentence, the subject is "nosotros" (we), and "libro" is singular. Since "nosotros" refers to a group of males or a mixed-gender group, you would use the possessive pronoun "nuestro" to indicate that it is our own book. So, the correct sentence would be: Nosotros tenemos nuestro libro.