Spanish Conversation · Level 18
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Spanish word
cuyo
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkuʝo/
Meaning
- pronounwhose
Example
Vimos la casa cuya ventana estaba rota.
We saw the house whose window was broken.
More examples
Conocimos al vecino cuyo perro ladraba toda la noche.
We met the neighbor whose dog was barking all night.
Core concept
Relative pronoun that precedes the possessed noun and marks possession.
Common phrases
la casa cuya ventana
the house whose window
el libro cuyo autor
the book whose author
el vecino cuyo perro
the neighbor whose dog
Similar words
que: Follows a noun to add explanatory or identifying information about it.
de quien: Appears with de to indicate a person's possession (literally 'of whom').
quien: Refers to a person to add descriptive or identifying information about them.
el que: Takes a preceding noun and functions as 'the one who' or 'the one that'.
Definition in Spanish
Indica pertenencia; va delante del sustantivo poseído y concuerda con ese sustantivo en género y número.
Word origin
From Latin cuius (the genitive of qui), Spanish cuyo preserves the genitive sense and takes gender and number endings that agree with the following noun.
Usage tips
- Common in formal and written Spanish, and speakers often rephrase it in conversation as el coche de Juan or la casa que tiene Juan.