Note that this is a Europe focused lesson. Your active focus is Latin America.
The neutral article "lo" can be used with possessive pronouns (mío, tuyo, suyo, nuestro, vuestro, suyo) meaning "that thing that is mine, yours, his.../that thing about me, you, him...". This can refer to physical objects or abstract ideas.
Learn how to use lo with Spanish possessive pronouns
Lo + possessive pronouns to refer to something already mentioned
In all the above examples the speaker is referring to something that has been mentioned before or is known by both the speaker and listener.
Lo + possessive pronouns to about what a person does/doesn't do well
Lo + possessive pronouns to talk about someone's own interests
Ella siempre va a lo suyo. No se relaciona mucho con los demás.She always goes about her own business. She doesn't hang out a lot with others.
Lo + possessive pronouns to express what is/would be ideal or most appropriate
Note that in the last case, we can only use "suyo", not the other pronouns.
Notice that in all of the examples above, and in all contexts, we always use the article "lo" and the masculine singular form of the possessive pronoun, regardless of the gender of the subject.
This would be incorrect:
- "Ella siempre va a lo suya"
- "Ella siempre va a la suya"
Possessive pronouns can also be used with the definite articles el/la/los/las. To revise this see:
- Possessive pronouns in Spanish: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours and theirs
- How to say ours and yours plural (possessive pronouns)
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