Spanish Conversation · Level 7
87 words
Spanish word
tuya
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtuʝa/
Meaning
- pronounyours
Example
¿Es tuya esta chaqueta?
Is this jacket yours?
More examples
La llave es tuya.
The key is yours.
Core concept
A finger pointing at a feminine item to mark it as owned by the person addressed.
Common phrases
es tuya
yours
la tuya
the one of yours
Similar words
tuyo: Masculine possessive pronoun indicating ownership by the informal addressee.
suyo: Possessive pronoun indicating ownership by a formal addressee or by a third party.
mío: Possessive pronoun indicating ownership by the speaker.
nuestro: Possessive pronoun indicating ownership by the speaker together with others.
Definition in Spanish
Forma pronominal femenina de 'tuyo' usada para señalar o responder que un objeto femenino es propiedad de la persona a la que se habla (tú) sin repetir el nombre del objeto.
Word origin
From Latin tuus 'your', via Old Spanish forms like tuyo, with the feminine ending -a producing the possessive pronoun tuya.
Usage tips
- Used when speaking to someone with tú; for formal address or third-person ownership use suya, and tuya always matches the gender of the item referred to.