Spanish Conversation · Level 40
75 words
Spanish word
mía
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈmia/
Meaning
- pronounmine
Example
Esa chaqueta no es mía.
That jacket isn't mine.
More examples
La culpa fue mía.
The blame was my own.
Core concept
A handbag with the word mía on a sticker.
Common phrases
es mía
my own
la mía
the one of mine
Similar words
mío: Masculine singular item owned by the speaker, often said as el mío when the noun is omitted.
tuya: Feminine singular thing that belongs to the person you're speaking to.
suya: Feminine singular thing that belongs to someone else or to a formal 'you'.
Definition in Spanish
Forma femenina y singular del pronombre posesivo de 'mío'; señala pertenencia y concuerda en género y número con el sustantivo sustituido.
Word origin
It comes from Latin meus via the adjective mío and became an independent possessive pronoun that preserves the feminine singular ending -a to agree with the omitted noun.
Usage tips
- When the noun is omitted, Spanish commonly adds the definite article, so la mía is the usual form for a feminine singular possession.
Other meanings
- of mineadjective
Opposites
- tuyayourspronoun
- suyaherspronoun