your in English: Belonging to the person

Translation

Belonging to the person or people you are talking to.

Examples

?

"Your" asks if the bag belongs to you.

.

"Your" means the hands that belong to you.

.

Here "your" shows the shoes belong to the person you speak to.

you

The word a speaker uses for the person or people they are talking to.

my

Belonging to the person who is speaking.

their

Belonging to a group of people or things already mentioned.

his

Shows that something belongs to a man or boy already mentioned.

her

A woman or girl already mentioned, when she is not the subject: after a verb, or after a word like to or with. Also: belonging to a woman or girl.

its

Belonging to a thing, an animal, or a baby already mentioned.

thou

An old word for "you" when you speak to one person. It is found in the Bible, in Shakespeare, and in some northern English dialects.

thy

An old word for your, used when speaking to one person. You still meet it in old books, songs, and prayers.

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