Spanish grammar: pronombres posesivos

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

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.