Possessive Pronouns in Spanish

Each Spanish possessive pronoun has four forms that must agree in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) with the noun in the phrase they replace. These pronouns are the same as the long forms of possessive adjectives, but are almost always used with the definite article.

Possessive Pronoun Forms

In the table below, you'll find the different forms Spanish possessive pronouns can take.

	Masculine Singular Form	Masculine Plural Form	Feminine Singular Form	Feminine Plural Form
first person singular (yo)	mío	míos	mía	mías
second person informal singular (tú)	tuyo	tuyos	tuya	tuyas
second person formal singular (usted)	suyo	suyos	suya	suyas
third person singular (él, ella)	suyo	suyos	suya	suyas
first person plural (nosotros)	nuestro	nuestros	nuestra	nuestras
second person plural (vosotros)	vuestro	vuestros	vuestra	vuestras
second person plural (ustedes)	suyo	suyos	suya	suyas
third person plural (ellos, ellas)	suyo	suyos	suya	suyas

Note that third person singular, formal second person singular, and third person plural possessive pronoun forms are the same! El suyo

 can mean his, hers, yours, or theirs.

Check out these examples of Spanish possessive pronouns.

Esta casa es la suya. This house is yours.

Tu coche es mejor que el mío. Your car is better than mine.

Mi departamento está lejos de aquí, pero el suyo está cerca. My apartment is far away from here, but theirs is close.

¿Es el celular de Malena? - No, el suyo no tiene funda. Is this Malena's cellphone? - No, hers doesn't have a case.

Esa mesa es la suya. Esta es la nuestra. That table is yours. This one one is ours. Try This Quiz!! *Nuestra casa* es de madera. ¿Está *tu tío* aquí? *Mis gatos* son locos. *Tu libertad* vale más que todo. ¡Me encanta el color de *tus ojos!* *Mi perro* es pequeñito. Usualmente *mis clases* terminaban a las tres. Perdió *su cartera.* *Tu profesora* es muy inteligente. ¿Dónde está *tu cuaderno?*