La mano, las manos, mi mano, mis manos?

Clara M.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

La mano, las manos, mi mano, mis manos?

I had thought that with the noun 'mano' we shouldn't use the possessive pronoun/s? 

Please could you advise me here? 

Gracias

Clara

Asked 5 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Clara

In this dictation this sentence "su vida está en mis manos" is an expression. We can use possessive with noun "mano". I think you may be thinking about this other sort of sentences where we use parts of our bodies and we talk about routine actions related to higiene.

"Lávate las manos! -> Wash your hands!

Here we don't use the possessive before it is understood that you want the person to wash his/her own hands, so we use the article "the" instead.

Another example would be: "Pon la cabeza en el cojín para descansar" -> Put your head on the cushion to rest.

Hope it helps

Inma

Clara M.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Gracias Inma. 

 Yes, I understand that now.

Clara

La mano, las manos, mi mano, mis manos?

I had thought that with the noun 'mano' we shouldn't use the possessive pronoun/s? 

Please could you advise me here? 

Gracias

Clara

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