Learn Spanish (Latin America): Nosotros tenemos tu llave.

Nosotros tenemos tu llave.

We have your key.

Breakdown of Nosotros tenemos tu llave.

Questions & Answers about Nosotros tenemos tu llave.

Why is it "tu" instead of "tus", since the word "we" is plural?

In Spanish, possessive adjectives like tu (your) match the thing being owned, not the owner. Even though "we" have it, there is only one key (llave). Because the key is singular, we use the singular tu. If we had multiple keys, it would be tus llaves.

Does "tu" change because "llave" is a feminine word?

No. The possessive adjective tu only changes based on quantity (singular or plural). It stays exactly the same whether the noun is feminine (like tu llave) or masculine (like tu libro). Out of all the possessive adjectives you are learning, only nuestro (our) changes to match gender.

Why doesn't "tu" have an accent mark over the "u" in this sentence?

The word tu without an accent means "your". If you write it with an accent (tú), it becomes the subject pronoun "you", as in tú tienes (you have). The accent mark is the only way to tell these two words apart in writing!

Is the word "nosotros" required here?

It is completely optional. Since the verb tenemos specifically means "we have", the word "we" is already built into the verb. You can just say Tenemos tu llave. Including Nosotros at the beginning just adds a little extra emphasis, like saying "We are the ones who have your key."