Possessive Pronouns in Spanish

Introduction

A Spanish possessive pronoun (pronombre posesivo), such as mío or suyo, is used in place of a noun and a possessive adjective.

Each Spanish possessive pronoun has four forms that must agree in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) with the noun in the phrase they replace.

These pronouns are the same as the long forms of possessive adjectives, but are almost always used with the definite article.

Possessive Pronoun Forms

In the table below, you'll find the different forms Spanish possessive pronouns can take.

Masculine Singular Form Masculine Plural Form Feminine Singular Form Feminine Plural Form
first person singular (yo) mío míos mía mías
second person informal singular (tú) tuyo tuyos tuya tuyas
second person formal singular (usted) suyo suyos suya suyas
third person singular (él, ella) suyo suyos suya suyas
first person plural (nosotros) nuestro nuestros nuestra nuestras
second person plural (vosotros) vuestro vuestros vuestra vuestras
second person plural (ustedes) suyo suyos suya suyas
third person plural (ellos, ellas) suyo suyos suya suyas

Note that third person singular, formal second person singular, and third person plural possessive pronoun forms are the same! El suyo can mean his, hers, yours, or theirs.

Check out these examples of Spanish possessive pronouns.

Esta casa es la suya.
This house is yours.
Tu coche es mejor que el mío.
Your car is better than mine.
Mi departamento está lejos de aquí, pero el suyo está cerca.
My apartment is far away from here, but theirs is close.
¿Es el celular de Malena? - No, el suyo no tiene funda.
Is this Malena's cellphone? - No, hers doesn't have a case.
Esa mesa es la suya. Esta es la nuestra.
That table is yours. This one one is ours.