Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns in Spanish, or "Los Pronombres Posesivos", replace nouns and indicate ownership or possession. This guide will cover the essentials of using possessive pronouns in Spanish, including their forms and how to apply them in sentences.

Possessive pronouns in Spanish take different forms depending on number (singular or plural) and gender (masculine or feminine). They must agree with the nouns they describe in gender and number.

Forms of Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to express ownership and replace the noun (unlike possessive adjectives which precede and modify the noun).

• Singular:

  • mío/a (mine)

  • tuyo/a (yours, informal)

  • suyo/a (his, hers, yours formal, its)

  • nuestro/a (ours)

  • vuestro/a (yours, plural informal)

  El libro es mío. (The book is mine.)
  Esta casa es tuya. (This house is yours.)
  La pluma es suya. (The pen is hers/his.)
  La idea fue nuestra. (The idea was ours.)
  La bicicleta es vuestra. (The bicycle is yours [plural informal].)

• Plural:

  • míos/as (mine)

  • tuyos/as (yours, informal)

  • suyos/as (his, hers, yours formal, theirs)

  • nuestros/as (ours)

  • vuestros/as (yours, plural informal)

  Los libros son míos. (The books are mine.)
  Estas casas son tuyas. (These houses are yours.)
  Las plumas son suyas. (The pens are hers/his.)
  Las ideas fueron nuestras. (The ideas were ours.)
  Las bicicletas son vuestras. (The bicycles are yours [plural informal].)