⇒ 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.
⇒ 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 | |
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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. |