Look at this table to learn about Pronombre posesivo
| English | Masc sing | Masc pl | Fem sing | Fem pl |
| mine | mío | míos | mía | mías |
| yours | tuyo | tuyos | tuya | tuyas |
| yours (formal) | suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
| his | suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
| hers | suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
| its | suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
| theirs | suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
Read and listen to these examples:
In the examples above, possessive pronouns agree with the noun they replace.
Sometimes these possessive pronouns are seen accompanied by the definite article:
El, la, los, las + pronombre posesivo
We use this formula generally in two cases:
1. To reinforce the feeling of possession.
2. When the possessive pronoun is at the beginning of a sentence.
More examples:
-Sus viajes son a diferentes lugares.
-Y los tuyos, ¿adónde son?-His trips are to different places.
-And yours, where are they to?
-Mis vacaciones fueron estupendas.
-¿Y las suyas, cómo fueron?-My holidays were great.
-And yours, how were they? ["yours" = "ustedes" plural formal]
In Spanish, suyo, suya, suyos and suyas can refer to six different owners:
- he
- she
- it
- you [formal singular]
- you [formal plural]
- they
You need to work out the owner by the context.
It is not possible to use any of these possessive pronouns in front of a noun! Use a possessive adjective instead:
See also How to say ours and yours plural (possessive pronouns) and Adjetivo posesivo
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Ese bocadillo de atún no era suyo.That tuna sandwich was not yours. ["you" = "usted" formal singular]
-Sus novelas tratan sobre la historia de España.
-Te equivocas, las suyas tratan sobre la historia de Cuba.-His novels deal with Spanish history.
-You are mistaken, his are about Cuban history.
-Mis vacaciones fueron estupendas.
-¿Y las suyas, cómo fueron?-My holidays were great.
-And yours, how were they? ["yours" = "ustedes" plural formal]
-Sus viajes son a diferentes lugares.
-Y los tuyos, ¿adónde son?-His trips are to different places.
-And yours, where are they to?
-Mi aspiradora no funciona. -La mía se rompió ayer también.-My vacuum cleaner doesn't work. -Mine broke yesterday too.
-Mis tortillas son las mejores.
-Pues las mías llevan menos aceite.-My omelettes are the best ones.
-Well, mine have less oil.