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How to Say "your people" in Spanish

The Spanish word foryour peopleis tuyosA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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tuyos

pronounA1
referring to family or friends (masculine plural)
A simple storybook illustration showing two cartoon children. One child is holding three identical blue toy cars, and the other child is pointing at the cars to indicate that they belong to the first child.

Examples

Mis zapatos son azules. ¿Cuáles son los tuyos?

My shoes are blue. Which ones are yours?

Olvidaste tus cuadernos. ¿Son estos los tuyos?

You forgot your notebooks. Are these yours?

No te preocupes por mis problemas, ocúpate de los tuyos.

Don't worry about my problems, deal with yours.

Always Needs 'The'

When 'tuyos' is used as a pronoun (replacing the object), it almost always needs the little word 'los' (the) in front of it: 'los tuyos'.

Matching the Thing, Not the Owner

'Tuyos' is masculine and plural because the things being owned are masculine and plural (e.g., 'libros'). It doesn't matter if the owner ('tú') is male or female.

Confusing Pronoun and Adjective

Mistake:¿Dónde están tus tuyos?

Correction: The correct form is '¿Dónde están los tuyos?' since 'tuyos' replaces the noun (like 'tus zapatos'). If you keep the noun, use the short form: 'tus zapatos'.

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