Dropping possessive pronouns into your Spanish sentences is a quick and easy way to stake a claim on something. Spanish possessive pronouns, which take the place of nouns, come in four forms: masculine singular, masculine plural, feminine singular, and feminine plural. The following table delves into the details.
| English word | Masculine singular | Masculine plural | Feminine singular | Feminine plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine | Mío | míos | mía | mías |
| yours (fam. sing.) | Tuyo | tuyos | tuya | tuyas |
| his, hers, its, yours | Suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
| Ours | Nuestro | nuestros | nuestra | nuestras |
| yours (fam. pl.) | Vuestro | vuestros | vuestra | vuestras |
| Theirs | Suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
To form a possessive pronoun, select the definite article corresponding in number and gender to the noun being possessed. Then add the corresponding possessive pronoun. Here are some examples:
Tu hermana y la mía son pelirrojas. (Your sister and mine are redheads.)
A tu hermano le encanta la ópera; al mío también. (Your brother likes the opera; mine, too.)
El coche de tu primo es viejo; el del mío es nuevo. (Your cousin’s car is old; my cousin’s is new.)
After the verb ser (sehr) (to be), you generally omit the definite article. For example, Este asiento es mío, no es suyo. (This seat is mine, not yours.)
