Spanish word

nuestro

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈnwestɾo/

Meaning

  • adjectiveour

Example

Este es nuestro coche.

This is our car.

Illustration for nuestro (our)

More examples

Nuestro equipo ganó el partido.

Our team won the match.

Core concept

Group of people holding a single shared object.

Common phrases

  • nuestro equipo

    our team

  • nuestra casa

    our house

  • nuestro país

    our country

Similar words

mío: Marks objects owned by the speaker alone.
tuyo: Marks objects owned by the person addressed.
suyo: Marks objects owned by someone else (a third party).
propio: Marks that something is the person's own, emphasizing personal ownership.

Definition in Spanish

Expresa la posesión de la primera persona del plural, incluyendo al hablante y a otras personas, y se adapta en género y número al sustantivo poseído.

Word origin

From Latin noster/nostra/nostrum meaning "ours", passing through Vulgar and Old Spanish sound changes to modern Spanish nuestro.

Usage tips

  • Use the form that matches the noun (nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras), and when the possessive stands alone add the definite article (el nuestro, la nuestra, los nuestros, las nuestras).

Other meanings

  • ourspronoun

Opposites

  • ajenosomeone else'sadjective
  • suyotheiradjective

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