Learn about Pronombre posesivo
| English | Masc sing | Masc pl | Fem sing | Fem pl |
| mine | mío | míos | mía | mías |
| yours (tú) | tuyo | tuyos | tuya | tuyas |
| yours (usted) | suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
| his | suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
| hers | suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
| its | suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
| ours | nuestro | nuestros | nuestra | nuestras |
| yours plural (vosotros) | vuestro | vuestros | vuestra | vuestras |
| yours plural (ustedes) | suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
| theirs | suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
Read and listen to these examples:
In the examples above, possessive pronouns agree with the noun they replace.
Sometimes these possessive pronouns are accompanied by the definite article:
El, la, los, las + pronombre posesivo
We generally use this formula in two cases:
1. To reinforce the feeling of possession.
2. When the possessive pronoun is at the beginning of a sentence.
More examples:
-Sus viajes son a diferentes lugares.
-Y los tuyos, ¿adónde son?-His trips are to different places.
-And yours, where are they to? [you =tú]
-Mis vacaciones fueron estupendas.
-¿Y las suyas, cómo fueron?-My holidays were great.
-And yours, how were they? [you = ustedes]
In Spanish, suyo, suya, suyos and suyas can refer to six different owners:
- he
- she
- it
- you [usted]
- you [ustedes]
- they
You need to work out the owner by the context.
It is not possible to use any of these possessive pronouns in front of a noun! Use a possessive adjective instead:
See also Adjetivo posesivo
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No eran nuestras pulseras, sino las vuestras.They weren't our bracelets, but yours. [You = vosotros]
-Sus viajes son a diferentes lugares.
-Y los tuyos, ¿adónde son?-His trips are to different places.
-And yours, where are they to? [you =tú]
Aunque tengo una casa muy lujosa, prefiero la vuestra.Although I have a very luxurious house, I prefer yours. [you = vosotros]
-Mis tortillas son las mejores.
-Pues las mías llevan menos aceite.-My omelettes are the best ones.
-Well, mine have less oil.
Vuestros papeles no eran fáciles de entender, pero los nuestros sí.Your papers were not easy to understand, but ours were. [you = vosotros]
-Mi aspiradora no funciona. -La mía se rompió ayer también.-My vacuum cleaner doesn't work. -Mine broke yesterday too.
-Sus novelas tratan sobre la historia de España.
-Te equivocas, las suyas tratan sobre la historia de Cuba.-His novels deal with Spanish history.
-You are mistaken, his are about Cuban history. [you = tú]
-Nuestra aspiradora no funciona. -La nuestra se rompió ayer también.-Our vacuum cleaner doesn't work. -Ours broke yesterday too.
Este regalo es nuestro. Este regalo es el nuestro. This present is ours. This present is our present. [reinforced possession]
