mío

mine

USAGE NOTE

This word must be preceded by the definite article "lo" in the sense shown in 3), and by the definite article "los" in the sense shown in the plural noun.

mío(mee-oh)

adjective

1. (possessive)

a. mine

¿Es tu coche? - Sí, es mío.

Is that your car? - Yes, it's mine.

b. of mine

Vargas fue profesor mío en la universidad.

Vargas was a professor of mine at university.

c. my

Amigo mío, no tenemos otra alternativa.

My friend, we have no choice.

pronoun

2. (possessive)

a. mine

Estos no son mis lentes. Quiero los míos.

These aren't my glasses. I want mine.

Este asiento es el mío. El tuyo es ese otro.

This seat is mine. Yours is that one there.

masculine noun

3. (favorite activity)

a. my thing

Nadar me encanta. Verdaderamente es lo mío.

I love swimming. It really is my thing.

míos

plural noun

4. (close relatives)

a. my family

Pasé el verano con los míos en Miami.

I spent the summer in Miami with my family.

mío

adjective

1. (general)

a. mine

este libro es míothis book is mine

un amigo míoa friend of mine

no es asunto míoit's none of my business

pronoun

2. (general)

a.

el míomine

el mío es rojomine is red

3. (colloquial)

a.

esta es la míathis is the chance I've been waiting for o my big chance

lo mío es el teatrotheater is my thing

4. (colloquial)

a.

los míosmy folks

mío

possessive adjective

mine

es mío it's mine; no es amigo mío he's no friend of mine; ¡Dios mío! my God!; good heavens!; ¡hijo mío! my dear boy!

pronombre:posesivo

1

el mío/la mía mine; este es el mío this one's mine; la mía está en el armario mine's in the cupboard; lo mío: lo mío es tuyo what is mine is yours; what belongs to me belongs to you; he puesto lo mío en esta caja I've put my stuff o things in this box; lo mío con Ana acabó hace tiempo Ana and I finished a while ago; lo mío son los deportes I'm a sports person myself; el tenis no es lo mío tennis is not for me; tennis is not my cup of tea o my thing

2

los míos (mis familiares) my folks; my family; echo de menos a los míos I miss my folks

no le permito que insulte a los míos

3

la mía (mi oportunidad)

¡esta es la mía, entraré ahora que no me ven! now's my chance, I'll slip in now while they aren't watching!