¿El edredón es mío?

to be

Breakdown of ¿El edredón es mío?

• el edredón: the duvet; comforter
• mío: mine (masculine singular)

Questions & Answers about ¿El edredón es mío?

Why is el used here? Why not just say ¿Edredón es mío?

In Spanish, singular countable nouns usually need an article or another determiner. So edredón normally needs el, un, este, mi, etc.

That is why ¿El edredón es mío? sounds natural, while ¿Edredón es mío? is generally not correct in normal Spanish.

Here, el edredón means the comforter / the duvet, referring to a specific one.

Why is mío used instead of mi?

Mi is a possessive adjective, so it goes before a noun:

• mi edredón = my comforter

Mío is a possessive pronoun, so it replaces the noun or works after ser to show ownership:

• Es mío = It’s mine
• El edredón es mío = The comforter is mine

So in this sentence, mío is correct because it comes after es and expresses possession by itself.

Why does mío have an accent mark?