Cuyo and De Quién

Question

¡Hola a todos!

I have some clarifications to make about these words, "Cuyo and De quién". The way these words appear to be an interrogative pronouns to me. If I am right, then I can use both words to ask someone's possession (belonging)?.

For example:

¿De quién esta chaqueta? ¿Cuya esta chaqueta?

Or Cuyo should only be used as a relative adjective that tells or explains one's possession like this example below,

La niña, cuyo padre es medico, es muy simpática.

I would appreciate all the help that I can get. Agradezco sus respuestas. Gracias de antemano.

Answer 1

¿Cuya esta chaqueta? is not good at all.

Hi Chileno, Thanks for the response. So, this is not used this way. Are you saying, "De quién esta chaqueta?" is the acceptable usage? - Michael_88, Jul 14, 2013

Yes. - chileno, Jul 14, 2013

Answer 2

La niña, cuyo padre es medico, es muy simpática. This is how it is used.

¿Cúya es esta chaqueta? This is gramatically correct, but this sentence structure is no longer used. It´s "old Spanish."

Gracias. It is very helpful. - Michael_88, Jul 14, 2013

Answer 3

The verb is missing in both questions, but ¿De quién es esta chaqueta? is the one that is correct . The other one, as they have previously said, is not good at all

Gracias. - Michael_88, Jul 14, 2013

Answer 4

To help I will put up the very first sentence of Don Quijote, it gives a good illustration of the use:

En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, .............

Gracias por este ejemplo añadido. - Michael_88, Jul 14, 2013