Possessive pronouns (pronombres posesivos)

• Examples (ejemplos)

The possessive determiners are: my, your, his, her, its, our, their. Possessive determiners always go before a noun: my car, your house.

🔹 Los determinantes posesivos son: my, your, his, her, its, our, their. Los determinantes posesivos siempre van antes de un sustantivo: my car, your house.

Possessive pronouns can replace a possessive determiner + noun: My car is red. Mine is blue. They can also be used after the verb to be to express possession: This car is mine.

🔹 Los pronombres posesivos pueden sustituir a un determinante posesivo + sustantivo: My car is red. Mine is blue. También se pueden usar después del verbo to be para expresar posesión: This car is mine.

my => mine [maɪn] - (el) mío, (la) mía, (los) míos, (las) mías

your => yours [jɔ:rz] - (el) tuyo, (la) tuya, (los) tuyos, (las) tuyas

his => his [hɪz] - (el) suyo, (la) suya, (los) suyos, (las) suyas (de él)

her => hers [hɜrz] - (el) suyo, (la) suya, (los) suyos, (las) suyas (de ella)

our => ours [aʊrz] - (el) nuestro, (la) nuestra, (los) nuestros, (las) nuestras

their => theirs [ðɛrz] - (el) suyo, (la) suya, (los) suyos, (las) suyas (de ellos)

Examples (ejemplos)

This is my book. That one is yours. (Este es mi libro. Ese es (el) tuyo).

Her car is red. Mine is blue. (Su coche es rojo. El mío es azul).

Our house is small. Theirs is big. (Nuestra casa es pequeña. La suya es grande).

Is this pen yours or his? (¿Este bolígrafo es (el) tuyo o (el) suyo?)

I forgot my umbrella. Can I borrow yours? (Olvidé mi paraguas. ¿Puedo usar el tuyo?)

umbrella [ʌm'brɛlə] - paraguas

borrow ['bɑroʊ] - tomar prestado

lend [lɛnd] - prestar