Possessive Pronouns in Spanish Translation
Learn how to use possessive pronouns in Spanish. The possessive pronouns are similar to the possessive adjectives, but they are normally used with a definite article.
– Singular Feminine – Plural Feminine
mine– la mía– las mías
yours (informal)– la tuya– las tuyas
his/hers– la suya– las suyas
yours (formal)– la suya– las suyas
ours– la nuestra– las nuestras
yours (informal)– la vuestra– las vuestras
yours (formal)– la suya– las suyas
theirs– la suya– las suyas
Singular Masculine – Plural Masculine
mine– el mío– los míos
yours (informal)– el tuyo– los tuyos
his/hers– el suyo– los suyos
yours (formal)– el suyo– los suyos
ours– el nuestro– los nuestros
yours (informal)– el vuestro– los vuestros
yours (formal)– el suyo– los suyos
theirs– el suyo– los suyos
Mi casa es grande. – My house is large.
La tuya es pequeña.(you informal) – Yours is small.
Tu cuarto es de color azul.- Your bedroom’s color is blue.
El mío es de color amarillo. – Mine is yellow.
Mi gato es rápido. – My cat is fast.
El suyo es lento. (you formal) –Yours (formal) is slow.
Note: The definite article is usually omitted when the possessive pronoun comes after the verb “ser”
El gato lento es mío. – The slow cat is mine.
La casa pequeña es suya. – The small house is hers.
Notice the following ambiguity
La casa pequeña es suya. – The small house is hers.
La casa pequeña es suya. – The small house is his.
Note: “El suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas” can be clarified as follows:
La casa pequeña es suya. – The small house is hers. (unclarified)
La casa pequeña es de ella. – The small house is hers. (clarified)
El carro pequeño es suyo. – The small car is his. (unclarified)
El carro pequeño es de él. – The small car is his. (clarified)
Las casas pequeñas son suyas. – The small houses are theirs. (unclarified)
Las casas pequeñas son de ellas. – The small houses are theirs. (clarified)
Los carros pequeños son suyos. – The small cars are theirs. (unclarified)
Los carros pequeños son de ellos. – The small cars are theirs. (clarified)
Tip: “de + el” are contracted to form “del”, however, “de + él” are not contracted.
