Is there another way to use suyo/tuyo?

Question

I realize that suyo is formal for yours/his/hers (depending on context) and tuyo is informal for yours/his/hers. But I ran across a passage that uses both in the same sentence:

El tuyo está bueno. Pero el suyo está mejor que el tuyo.

What would suyo vs. tuyo stand for in this context?

Answer 1

Translation: "Yours is good, but his/hers is better than yours." Suyo is yours/his/hers and Tuyo is only yours.

Hope this helps! ~Taylor

Tortox, what's the difference between Suyo and Su? - JoshuaBelden, Apr 24, 2012

Yeah that helps a lot. Thanks :) - MeLlamoWaverly, Apr 24, 2012

I can answer that Joshua. Su is used as an adjective that comes before the verb as in "Su libro" or "your book". - MeLlamoWaverly, Apr 24, 2012

And suyo is used as a predicate adjective like "El libro es suyo" or "the book is yours." See the difference? - MeLlamoWaverly, Apr 24, 2012

Gotcha. That makes a lot of sense. I briefly touched on this in one of my work books but I'm just not at the level yet to pick these up. Grr. At least learning Spanish is fun. :) - JoshuaBelden, Apr 24, 2012

That's the spirit! It may be confusing at first, but as long as you find it fun, it'll never be to big a burden and you'll get the hang of it! :) - MeLlamoWaverly, Apr 25, 2012

@JoshuaBelden: Su basically means "Your" whereas Suyo is "Yours", but there are many ways to use both - Tortox, Apr 27, 2012