Possesion: Whose
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 11.5.11
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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