The Relative Pronoun cuyo

A relative pronoun is a part of grammar that is used to combine two independent clauses into a single sentence. Examples of relative pronouns are whose, whom, which, and that. The relative pronoun cuyo means whose, and must agree in number and gender with the noun it introduces. It is important to know that cuyo does NOT translate over to "who's", as in "He's the guy who's learning Spanish."

cuyo libro whose book
cuya revista whose magazine
cuyos televisores whose television sets
cuyas mochilas whose backpacks

Here are some examples of sentences using these relative pronouns. Notice, again, that they agree in gender and number with the noun modified by them. Hopefully you know by now that in Spanish, pronouns are always in agreement with their accompanying nouns.


Me gusta el escritor cuyos libros son traducidos al español.
I like the writer whose books are translated into Spanish.


Damion, cuya madre es dependienta en la tienda, recibiría un descuento de veinte por ciento si comprara algo.
Damion, whose mother is a clerk in the store, would receive a discount of 20 percent if he were to buy something.


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Professor Joel