Whose
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 13.10.1
Whose
In Spanish the word for whose is 'cuyo'. It's ending changes depending on whether the thing it describes is masculine or feminine and singular or plural.
Cuyo
- 'Cuyo' is used to talk about words that are masculine and when there is only one of them (masculine singular).
- La persona, cuyo discurso era muy interesante.
- The person, whose speech was very interesting.
Cuya
- 'Cuyo' is used to talk about words that are feminine and when there is only one of them (feminine singular).
- La familia, cuya casa es muy grande, vive allí.
- The family, whose house is very big, live there.
Cuyos
- 'Cuyos' is used to talk about words that are masculine and when there is more than one of them (masculine plural).
- Hay algunos países, cuyos gobiernos hacen nada.
- There are some countries whose governments do nothing.
Cuyas
- 'Cuyas' is used to talk about words that are feminine and when there is more than one of them (feminine plural).
- Justin Beber es un cantante cuyas canciones son muy popular.
- Justin Beber is a singer whose songs are very popular.
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