Spanish Conversation · Level 3
87 words
Spanish word
tu
Pronunciation
IPA/tu/
Meaning
- adjectiveyour
Example
¿Dónde está tu libro?
Where is your book?
More examples
¿Cómo está tu familia?
How is your family?
Core concept
A book with a small label showing it belongs to the person being addressed.
Common phrases
tu familia
your family
tu nombre
your name
tu casa
your house
Similar words
su: Indicates possession for third persons or when speaking politely/formally.
tuyo: Used alone or after a noun to indicate possession by the person being spoken to.
vuestro: Indicates possession by several people being spoken to (informal plural, chiefly Spain).
suyo: Used alone or after a noun to indicate possession by third persons or in polite/formal address.
Definition in Spanish
Indica que algo pertenece a la persona a la que se habla; normalmente precede al sustantivo y su plural es tus.
Word origin
From Latin tuus 'your', Spanish tu arose by the regular loss of final -us in the Romance languages, yielding modern tu and the plural tus and losing gender endings.
Usage tips
- The subject pronoun tú takes an acute accent while the possessive tu does not, and for polite or formal address use su instead.