【英文版西语语法】Possessive Pronouns in Spanish

 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.