Los pronombres posesivos (possessive pronouns) expresan posesión o pertenencia. A cada persona le corresponde un adjetivo posesivo del siguiente modo:
- I, mine (Yo, mío, míos, mía, mías)
- You, yours (Tú, tuyo, tuyos, tuya, tuyas)
- He, his (Él, suyo, suyos, suya, suyas)
- She, hers (Ella, suyo, suyos, suya, suyas)
- It, its (Eso, suyo, suyos, suya, suyas)
- We, ours (Nosotros, nuestro, nuestros, nuestra, nuestras)
- You, yours (Ustedes, suyo, suyos, suya, suyas)
- They, theirs (Ellos, suyo, suyos, suya, suyas)
Ejemplos:
- This book is mine. (Este libro es mío)
- This magazine is yours. (Esta revista es tuya)
- This pencil es his. (Este lápiz es suyo)
- This bag is hers. (Esta bolsa es suya)
- That car is his. (Aquel automóvil es suyo)
- This umbrella is hers. (Esta sombrilla es suya)
- These seats are ours. (Estos asientos son nuestros)
- This watch is yours. (Este reloj es tuyo)
- The red handbag is hers. (La bolsa de mano roja es suya)
- Those bicycles are theirs. (Aquellas bicicletas son suyas)
- That overcoat is hers. (Aquel abrigo es de ella)
- This toy is hers. (Este juguete es suyo)
- That house is ours. (Aquella casa es nuestra)
- Those cars are theirs. (Aquellos automóviles son suyos)
- I prefer my ideas, and she prefers hers. (Yo prefiero mis ideas, y ella prefiere las suyas)
- You go to school in your bike, and I go to school in mine. (Tú vas a la escuela en tu bicicleta, y yo voy a la escuela en la mía)
- I found my book, but she couldn’t find hers. (Yo encontré mi libro, pero ella no pudo encontrar el suyo)
- We enjoy our work, and they enjoy theirs. (Nosotros disfrutamos nuestro trabajo, y ellos disfrutan el suyo)
- That is my problem, not yours. (Ese es mi problema, no tuyo)
- I am going to the movies with a friend of mine. (Voy al cine con un amigo mío)