the plural of "you"

Question

If I am talking to my twin granddaughters, and I want to say "I am your grandma" which form of "your" do I use?

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Apr 5, 2017

Answer 1

"Youze" . Ah, just kidding.

I would say, "Soy su/vuestra abuela.". O "abuelita". I just depends on "which Spanish" you speak. I think "su" would be the more common. "Vuestra" is used mostly in Spain and a few areas of the rest of the world.

"Oye, niños, soy su abuelita. Atiéndenme, que voy a leerles un cuento que van a gustar. !Suelten el gato!".

Hey, kids, I'm your grandma. Listen because I'm going to tell you a story that you will like. Let go of the cat!".

"Atiendanme" (con "A") / "...... que les va a gustar" - 005faa61, Apr 5, 2017

Answer 2

Hello NanaAmy,

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You could say:

Soy vuestra abuela (España) or ....

Soy la abuela de vosotros

Soy su abuela or....

Soy la abuela de ustedes (America Latina)

I think that the short form adjectives vuestra and su are more commonly used. The vosotros form given in the first two examples is predominantly used in Spain.

I hope this helps

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor

Feliz: did you want to say "short form adjectives vuestra and su? (instead of nuestra, which as you know, means our, not your) - DilKen, Apr 5, 2017

Thank you, Ken Yes, you are right, it was a moment of inattention, I think ;) - FELIZ77, Apr 5, 2017

Answer 3

This depends on the country. In Spain they use vosotros for the familiar plural form of you. Elsewhere, with a few exceptions, ustedes is used.

The possessive adjectives can be found in this link.

possessive adjectives

In your case you could say:
Soy vuestra abuela, using the vosotros form.
Soy su abuela, using the ustedes form.

FELIZ77 gave you an alternative way of saying this, without using a possessive adjective.