hers

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hers

[hɜːz]

possessive pronombre

1. el suyo (m) la suya (f) (singular); los suyos (mpl) las suyas (f pl) (plural); el/la/los/las de ella (to distinguish)

my house is big but hers is bigger -> mi casa es grande, pero la suya es mayor
he didn't have a book, so I gave him hers -> no tenía libro, así que le di la de ella

2. suyo(a) (used attributively) (singular); suyos(as) (plural)

this book is hers -> este libro es suyo
a friend of hers -> un amigo suyo

hers [jers]

pronombre

1. Suyo, suya, de ella; el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suya

sustantivo

The child is hers -> el niño es suyo
Is the house yours -> ¿Es de Ud
No, it is hers -> no, es la suya (de ella)
I have no money of hers -> no tengo dinero de ella

la casa?

hers [hɜːz]

pronoun:possessive

(referring to singular possession) (el/la) suyoasuya;a suya (referring to plural possession) (los/las) suyosassuyas;as suyas

this car is hers este coche es suyo or de ella; is that car hers? ¿es suyo or de ella ese coche?; "whose is this?" — "it's hers" —¿de quién es esto? —es de ella; a friend of hers un amigo suyo; my car is much bigger than hers mi coche es mucho más grande que el suyo or el de ella; "is this her coat?" — "no, hers is black" —¿es este su abrigo? —no, el suyo or el de ella es negro; "is this her scarf?" — "no, hers is red" —¿es esta su bufanda? —no la suya or la de ella es roja; my parents and hers mis padres y los suyos or los de ella

the one I like best is hers

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