When do you change the mi, as in my, to mio, or mia?
when do u change the mi, as in my, to mio, or mia
When do you change the mi, as in my, to mio, or mia?
4 Answers
As Tosh says el mío and la mía,etc. can be possessive pronouns.
mía and mío, etc. though, can also be long form possessive adjectives while mi is called a short form possessive adjective.
Short form possessive adjectives go before the noun. Mi libro
Long form possessive adjectives go after the noun. el libro mío.
[possessive pronouns and long form possessive adjectives are often confused because the pronouns do not use the definite article after Ser.]
¿Es el tuyo? Is it yours? Tuyo is a pronoun here, but looks like the long form possessive adjective. (is missing the definite article.)
Before an adjective you have to use "mi":
Mi papá, mi mamá, mi hermano, mi tío, mi novia, mi esposa, mi amor, mi suegra, mis hijos, mis nietos...
Mi coche, mi casa, mi trabajo, mi bicicleta, mi dinero, mi vaso, mi cartera, mi celular...
It is similar to "my".
"mio" is similar to "mine".
Es mío. Es mía. Son míos. Son mías.
--De quién son estos lentes?
--Son míos.
Like it has been said:
Mi = My
Mio = Mine
My book is large. (my is a possessive adjective, describes book)
Mi libro es grande. (mi is a possessive adjective)
Yours is small. (yours is a possessive pronoun, takes the place of noun)
El tuyo es pequeño. (tuyo is a possessive pronoun)
Your car is green. (your is a possessive adjective, describes car)
Tu carro es verde. (tu is a possessive adjective)
Mine is red. (mine is a possessive pronoun, takes the place of noun)
El mío es rojo. (mío is a possessive noun)
Mine (apple) is yellow.
La mía es amarilla.
