Spanish grammar
El mío, la tuya, los suyos
Say "mine", "yours" or "his/hers" instead of repeating the noun.
From the scene El mío es azul (Mine is blue)
In short
To avoid repeating the noun, say el / la / los / las + mío, tuyo, suyo: el paraguas becomes el mío.
- mine (umbrella) el mío
- yours (tú, memory) la tuya
- yours (usted) el suyo
- his (umbrellas) los suyos
Your turn
Which one goes with yours (tú, memory)?
Options: el mío · el suyo · la tuya
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yours (tú, memory) → la tuya
How it works
To say "mine / yours / his / hers" without repeating the noun, use el/la/los/las + mío, tuyo, suyo, matching the noun's gender and number: el paraguas → el mío.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
No, el rojo no es (blank).
Options: el mío · el tuyo
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No, el rojo no es el mío.
No, the red one isn't mine.
Good to know
Suyo/a covers his, hers and yours (usted).
mine (umbrella) el mío
Nuria
El mío es azul. Ese de ahí.
Mine is blue. That one there.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) es azul. Ese de ahí.
Options: El mío · La tuya · El suyo
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Nuria
El mío es azul. Ese de ahí.
Mine is blue. That one there.
yours (tú, memory) la tuya
Elena
Ah, sí. El mío es el pequeño. ¡Qué memoria la tuya!
Ah, yes. Mine is the small one. What a memory you have!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Ah, sí. El mío es el pequeño. ¡Qué memoria (blank)!
Options: la tuya · el suyo · los suyos
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Elena
Ah, sí. El mío es el pequeño. ¡Qué memoria la tuya!
Ah, yes. Mine is the small one. What a memory you have!
yours (usted) el suyo
Nuria
Ese es el suyo, Doña Elena. Lo reconozco.
That one is yours, Doña Elena. I recognise it.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Ese es (blank), Doña Elena. Lo reconozco.
Options: la tuya · el suyo · el mío
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Nuria
Ese es el suyo, Doña Elena. Lo reconozco.
That one is yours, Doña Elena. I recognise it.
his (umbrellas) los suyos
Elena
No lo sé. Los suyos son negros, normalmente.
I don't know. His are usually black.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
No lo sé. (blank) son negros, normalmente.
Options: Los suyos · El mío · La tuya
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Elena
No lo sé. Los suyos son negros, normalmente.
I don't know. His are usually black.
Common mistake
Not el tuyo here. Nuria uses usted with Doña Elena, so 'yours' = el suyo.
Ese es el suyo, Doña Elena. Lo reconozco.
That one is yours, Doña Elena. I recognise it.
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
| mine (umbrella) | el mío |
|---|---|
| yours (tú, memory) | la tuya |
| yours (usted) | el suyo |
| his (umbrellas) | los suyos |
More lines from the story
- NuriaNo, el rojo no es el mío.No, the red one isn't mine.
- ElenaLos suyos, sí... ¡y él ni siquiera sale de casa!His, yes... and he doesn't even leave the house!