Learn Spanish (Spain): Los calcetines azules son míos.

Los calcetines azules son míos.

The blue socks are mine.

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Why is the plural of "azul" "azules" and not "azuls"?

In Spanish, adjectives that end in a consonant (like the l in azul) form their plural by adding -es, not just -s. Since calcetines is plural, azul must become azules to match it.

Why does it use "son" instead of "están" here?

To express ownership or possession in Spanish, you always use the verb ser (here as the plural son), never estar. Possession is treated as a core characteristic of the object.

What is the difference between "mis" and "míos"?

Mis is an adjective that means "my" and must go directly before a noun (like mis calcetines). Míos is a pronoun meaning "mine" and stands on its own. It works just like English: you say "my socks" but "the socks are mine."

If there is only one owner, why is "míos" plural?

In Spanish, possessive words like míos must match the object being owned, not the person who owns it. Since calcetines (socks) is a masculine, plural word, you must use the masculine, plural form míos.