Spanish Possessive Pronouns
More on Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns - Singular
| masculine | feminine | ||
| Yo | (mine) | el mío | la mía |
| Tú | (yours) | el tuyo | la tuya |
| Él, Ella | (his, hers) | el suyo | la suya |
| Nosotros, Nosotras | (ours) | el nuestro | la nuestra |
| Ellos, Ellas | (theirs) | el suyo | la suya |
Possessive Pronouns - Plural
| masculine | feminine | ||
| Yo | (mine) | los míos | las mías |
| Tú | (yours) | los tuyos | las tuyas |
| Él, Ella | (his, hers) | los suyos | las suyas |
| Nosotros, Nosotras | (ours) | los nuestros | las nuestras |
| Ellos, Ellas | (theirs) | los suyos | las suyas |
We use the Possessive Pronouns when we want to substitute a group of words that are indicating a possession relation.
Éste es mi libro. - This is my book.
In this example, we can substitute "mi libro" (my book) for the possessive pronoun "mío" (mine) and we would have:
Éste es mío. - This is mine.
or
Este libro es mío. - This book is mine.
In Spanish the possessive pronouns are normally formed with the definite article and "mío", "tuyo", or "suyo".
Mi coche es rápido. - My car is fast.
El mío es más rápido. - Mine is faster.
In this example, "el mío" (mine) substitutes "mi coche" (my car) and it is formed by the definite article masculine, singular "el" (the) and the pronoun "mío" (mine)*
Footnote: Nouns in Spanish have gender so, when you want to substitute them for a pronoun you have to bear that in mind and choose accordingly.