Possessive Pronouns indicate possession or belonging making a reference to the owner and the object possessed. We cannot mistake them with possessive adjectives since these always go next to a noun; the pronouns replace it. The Spanish possessive pronouns are listed in the table below.
Singular
Plural
el mío
los míos
la mía
las mías
el tuyo
los tuyos
la tuya
las tuyas
el suyo
los suyos
la suya
las suyas
el nuestro
los nuestros
la nuestra
las nuestras
el vuestro
los vuestros
la vuestra
las vuestras
A possessive adjective always accompanies a noun:
su pelota - his ball nuestro carro - our car
A possessive pronoun replaces a noun:
Tus discos son más recientes que los míos.
- Your records are newer than mine. Los nuestros son muy buenos.
- Ours are very good. Podemos hacerlo con el tuyo.
- We can do it with yours. Las sábanas pequeñas son suyas.
- The small sheets are yours.
Possessive Pronouns - Singular
masculine
feminine
Yo
(mine)
el mío
la mía
Tú
(yours)
el tuyo
la tuya
Él, Ella
(his, hers)
el suyo
la suya
Nosotros, Nosotras
(ours)
el nuestro
la nuestra
Ellos, Ellas
(theirs)
el suyo
la suya
Possessive Pronouns - Plural
masculine
feminine
Yo
(mine)
los míos
las mías
Tú
(yours)
los tuyos
las tuyas
Él, Ella
(his, hers)
los suyos
las suyas
Nosotros, Nosotras
(ours)
los nuestros
las nuestras
Ellos, Ellas
(theirs)
los suyos
las suyas
We use the Possessive Pronouns when we want to substitute a group of words that are indicating a possession relation.
Éste es mi libro. - This is my book.
In this example, we can substitute "mi libro" (my book) for the possessive pronoun "mío" (mine) and we would have:
Éste es mío. - This is mine.
or Este libro es mío. - This book is mine.
In Spanish the possessive pronouns are normally formed with the definite article and "mío", "tuyo", or "suyo".
Mi coche es rápido. - My car is fast.
El mío es más rápido. - Mine is faster.
In this example, "el mío" (mine) substitutes "mi coche" (my car) and it is formed by the definite article masculine, singular "el" (the) and the pronoun "mío" (mine)*
Note: Nouns in Spanish have gender so, when you want to substitute them for a pronoun you have to bear that in mind and choose accordingly.
¿Qué te apetece comer? - What do you desire to eat?
No lo sé. - I don't know.
¿Qué Hay? - What is there?
Hay ensalada, espaguetis, pollo frito, patatas fritas, hamburguesa con huevo y hamburguesa con queso.
There is salad, spaghetti, fried chicken, french fries, hamburger with egg, hamburger with cheese.
Mmm no se, ¿y tú? - Mmm, I don't know. And you?
Una hamburguesa con queso y pollo frito. ¿y tú?
A hamburger with cheese and fried chicken.
¿Puedo comer un poco de lo tuyo?
Am I able to eat a little of yours?
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