Spanish grammar
Cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas (whose)
Talk about 'whose', using cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas.
From the scene El piso cuyo dueño… (The flat whose owner…)
In short
Cuyo means whose and agrees with the noun after it, not the owner: cuyo dueño, cuya foto, cuyas paredes.
Your turn
Which one goes with whose photo (fem. sing.)?
Options: cuya foto · cuyo dueño · cuyos vecinos
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whose photo (fem. sing.) → cuya foto
How it works
Cuyo agrees with the noun that follows it, not with the owner.
Good to know
El piso cuyo dueño (the flat whose owner...), la casa cuya puerta (the house whose door...).
Good to know
Use cuyos / cuyas for plural nouns: el edificio cuyos vecinos, el piso cuyas paredes.
whose owner (masc. sing.) cuyo dueño
Javi
Mira, Nuria. Hay un piso cuyo dueño vive en Barcelona.
Look, Nuria. There is a flat whose owner lives in Barcelona.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Mira, Nuria. Hay un piso (blank) vive en Barcelona.
Options: cuyo dueño · cuya foto · cuyos vecinos
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Javi
Mira, Nuria. Hay un piso cuyo dueño vive en Barcelona.
Look, Nuria. There is a flat whose owner lives in Barcelona.
whose photo (fem. sing.) cuya foto
Nuria
¿El piso cuya foto vimos ayer? Parecía bonito.
The flat whose photo we saw yesterday? It looked nice.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿El piso (blank) vimos ayer? Parecía bonito.
Options: cuya foto · cuyo dueño · cuyos vecinos
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Nuria
¿El piso cuya foto vimos ayer? Parecía bonito.
The flat whose photo we saw yesterday? It looked nice.
whose neighbours (masc. pl.) cuyos vecinos
Ramón
¿Habláis del piso cuyos vecinos se quejan de todo?
Are you talking about the flat whose neighbours complain about everything?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Habláis del piso (blank) se quejan de todo?
Options: cuyo dueño · cuya foto · cuyos vecinos
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Ramón
¿Habláis del piso cuyos vecinos se quejan de todo?
Are you talking about the flat whose neighbours complain about everything?
whose walls (fem. pl.) cuyas paredes
Ramón
Bonito, pero es un piso cuyas paredes son de papel.
Nice, but it is a flat whose walls are paper-thin.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Bonito, pero es un piso (blank) son de papel.
Options: cuyas paredes · cuyo dueño · cuya foto
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Ramón
Bonito, pero es un piso cuyas paredes son de papel.
Nice, but it is a flat whose walls are paper-thin.
Common mistake
Not cuya or cuyos here. Dueño — masc. sing.
Mira, Nuria. Hay un piso cuyo dueño vive en Barcelona.
Look, Nuria. There is a flat whose owner lives in Barcelona.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| whose owner (masc. sing.) | cuyo dueño |
|---|---|
| whose photo (fem. sing.) | cuya foto |
| whose neighbours (masc. pl.) | cuyos vecinos |
| whose walls (fem. pl.) | cuyas paredes |
More lines from the story
- RamónClaro. Es un edificio cuya portera es amiga mía.Of course. It is a building whose caretaker is a friend of mine.
- NuriaUn edificio cuyos vecinos se quejan... ¡como el suyo, Don Ramón!A building whose neighbours complain... just like yours, Don Ramón!