Este libro es mío.
English: This book is mine.
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- B1
- Unit
- Pronombres
- Practice types
- 0
What this grammar point covers
Possessive pronouns in Spanish are words that replace a noun and show ownership or possession, like 'mine', 'yours', 'ours' in English.
When to use it
Use Spanish possessive pronouns when you want to say something belongs to someone, but you don't repeat the noun. They agree in gender and number with the thing owned, not with the owner.
Key forms
- mío/mía/míos/mías
- tuyo/tuya/tuyos/tuyas
- suyo/suya/suyos/suyas
- nuestro/nuestra/nuestros/nuestras
- vuestro/vuestra/vuestros/vuestras
Examples
¿Es este coche tuyo?
English: Is this car yours?
Las llaves son nuestras.
English: The keys are ours.
¿Dónde están los cuadernos suyos?
English: Where are their notebooks?
La casa grande es vuestra.
English: The big house is yours (plural).
Tips
- Remember, the pronoun matches the gender and number of the thing owned, not the owner.
- Possessive pronouns often come after the verb ser (to be).
- Do not confuse possessive pronouns (mío, tuyo) with possessive adjectives (mi, tu).
Exceptions and edge cases
- The form 'suyo' can mean his, hers, theirs, or yours (formal), so sometimes you need to clarify with 'de él', 'de ella', etc.