posessive pronouns

Question

hola, i need help in changing these for the right possesive pronouns
for example El libro es mi libro > El libro es mio

so how would i do that for
1) Tu jardin es soleado ? would it be tuyo jardin es soleado.
2) sus hermanos son inteligentes? would this be suyos hermanos son inteligentes
3) Vuestros negocios son importantes? i dont know this one.
4) Los coches son sus coches ? would this be los coches son suyos
5) las lamparas son mis lamparas dont know this one

please help.

Answer 1

Number 4 would be "Los coches son suyos", and number 5 would be "Las lámparas son mías". I can't see how can you do this with the first three.

Answer 2

what do you mean by that? sorry come again? so are my first three wrong right. well thats why i posted it up because i have no clue what so ever .

lazarus1907 said:

Number 4 would be "Los coches son suyos", and number 5 would be "Las lámparas son mías". I can't see how can you do this with the first three.

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Answer 3

Standard English would certainly help improving our communication, because your last response makes no sense to me!

The purpose of the exercise seems to be replacing a redundant atribute with a possessive adjective, by a single possessive pronoun. This can be easily done with sentences No. 4 and 5, but it cannot be done with No. 1-3... if you want to end up with meaningful sentences. So, either I misunderstood the purpose of the exercise, or whoever designed it, can't speak Spanish.

Answer 4

i really apologize for not speaking standard english, it is because i am very adapted to it since i have been using it for a very long time. But i will do my best in speaking very formal.

yes i agree it does not make sense for the first three , my spanish teacher designed it she is not originally spanish so i would assume thats why .

lazarus1907 said:

Standard English would certainly help improving our communication, because your last response makes no sense to me!The purpose of the exercise seems to be replacing a redundant atribute with a possessive adjective, by a single possessive pronoun. This can be easily done with sentences No. 4 and 5, but it cannot be done with No. 1-3... if you want to end up with meaningful sentences. So, either I misunderstood the purpose of the exercise, or whoever designed it, can't speak Spanish.

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Answer 5

okay well this was the original question. " Los pronombres posesivos. Substituye la parte subrayada por el pronombre posesivo correcto.

bella said:

i really apologize for not speaking standard english, it is because i am very adapted to it since i have been using it for a very long time. But i will do my best in speaking very formal.yes i agree it does not make sense for the first three , my spanish teacher designed it she is not originally spanish so i would assume thats why .

lazarus1907 said:

Standard English would certainly help improving our communication, because your last response makes no sense to me!The purpose of the exercise seems to be replacing a redundant atribute with a possessive adjective, by a single possessive pronoun. This can be easily done with sentences No. 4 and 5, but it cannot be done with No. 1-3... if you want to end up with meaningful sentences. So, either I misunderstood the purpose of the exercise, or whoever designed it, can't speak Spanish.

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Answer 6

bella said:

yes i agree it does not make sense for the first three , my spanish teacher designed it she is not originally spanish so i would assume thats why .

Well... my Spanish might not be perfect, but it is my mother tongue, I am a qualified Spanish teacher, I've studied advanced grammar for years, and yet I fail to see how to carry out the instructions with the first three questions. Unless I have misunderstood the purpose of the exercise, I believe that it is a waste of time (and impossible) to try to use possessives with those first three questions.

Regards,

Answer 7

yes i agree too i mean that is why i had trouble like even doing it because it makes no sense at all, i emailed my teacher that just now.

lazarus1907 said:

bella said:

yes i agree it does not make sense for the first three , my spanish teacher designed it she is not originally spanish so i would assume thats why .

Well... my Spanish might not be perfect, but it is my mother tongue, I am a qualified Spanish teacher, I've studied advanced grammar for years, and yet I fail to see how to carry out the instructions with the first three questions. Unless I have misunderstood the purpose of the exercise, I believe that it is a waste of time (and impossible) to try to use possessives with those first three questions.Regards,

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Answer 8

1. El jardín tuyo es soleado.
2. Los hermanos suyos son inteligentes.
3. Los negocios de vosotros son importantes?
4. Los coches son suyos.
5. Las lámparas son mías.

Answer 9

thank you very much! kindly appreciated-

Diana said:

1. El jardín tuyo es soleado.2. Los hermanos suyos son inteligentes.3. Los negocios de vosotros son importantes'4. Los coches son suyos.5. Las lámparas son mías.

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Answer 10

If you're willing to depart a bit further from the original sentences, then, perhaps:
1) El tuo es soleado.
2) Los suyos son inteligentes.
3) Los vuestros son importantes.

These all have the virtue of using possessive pronouns but they represent more "radical" changes to the original sentences.

Answer 11

so which one should i use for my assignment. and you meant el tuyo es soleado but that does not make sense to me, doesnt that just translate to the your is sunny.

Answer 12

bella said:

so which one should i use for my assignment. and you meant el tuyo es soleado but that does not make sense to me, doesnt that just translate to the your is sunny.

Sorry about the typo "tuo" for "tuyo".
It would mean "Yours is sunny." ("yours" is a possessive pronoun as is "tuyo")

2 & #3 also translate as "yours are" (the difference is between formal/informal) and both refer to you plural.

As for which you should use for your homework; I don't know. The sentences I suggested do use the possessive pronouns but (to do so) "bend" the rules a bit (involve more rewriting of the original sentences).

Answer 13

why add a de?

bella said:

thank you very much! kindly appreciated-

Diana said:

1. El jardín tuyo es soleado.2. Los hermanos suyos son inteligentes.3. Los negocios de vosotros son importantes'4. Los coches son suyos.5. Las lámparas son mías.

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Answer 14

I would love to read your teacher's answer to your e-mail. Would you share it with us?

Me gustaria leer la respuesta de su profesora a su mensaje electronico. ¿Lo podria compartir con nosotros, sus amigos '

Answer 15

Because she changed form from "Los negocios vuestros" to "Los negocios de vosotros" (from los vuestros to los de vosotros). The second form is usually used to clarify the "suyo" form: los suyos... los del ella, los de él, los de usted)

bella said:

why add a de?

bella said:

thank you very much! kindly appreciated-

Diana said:

1. El jardín tuyo es soleado.2. Los hermanos suyos son inteligentes.3. Los negocios de vosotros son importantes'4. Los coches son suyos.5. Las lámparas son mías.

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