how do you say: "your brother"?

Question

how do you say: "your brother"?

Answer 1

tu hermano

Answer 2

Tu (not Tú) and Su are both possessive adjectives. At first glance, I would have thought the answer to this question was a simple one. On reflecting on it, I'm not sure it is a simple question and the answer may not be simple. Consider these examples:

 

Is that boy your brother?	¿Es ese chico su hermano?	¿Es ese chico tu hermano?
I am your brother.	Soy su hermano.	Soy tu hermano.
Your brother is here.	Su hermano está aquí.	Tu hermano está aquí.

"Your brother" appears in each of the three examples. I have emphasized the answer that I think is correct in each example. In the middle example, I chose 'tu' and not 'su' because of the familiarity and nearness of each of the speaker and listener to each other as family members. In the other two examples, I chose 'su' and not 'tu' because the privilege of speaking in the familiar form has not been clearly established.

I don't know what the correct answer is. I am also a student learning Spanish. This is a situation where I would welcome the participation of someone whose mothertongue is Spanish to bring some certainty to the correct answer. In plainer English, HELP!

Answer 3

tu hermano / su hermano / vuestro hermano

Answer 4

It would be TU HERMANO. there is no accent on the u in tu.

Answer 5

tú hermano

that ones wrong. its Tu with out the accent. - ilovemuhbabeox, DIC 14, 2009

Answer 6

tu hermano