The following table shows the possessive pronouns in Spanish.
| mine | mío |
| yours | tuyo |
| his, her, its, yours | suyo |
| ours | nuestro |
| yours | vuestro |
| theirs, yours | suyo |
The possessive pronouns change their number and gender together with the thing that is possessed. They do not change their number and gender together with the possessor.
| Your hair is short. Mine is longer than yours. | Tu cabello es corto. El mío es más largo que el tuyo. |
| The words are his. They are not mine. | Las palabras son suyas. No son mías. |
| What is ours is yours. | Lo nuestro es vuestro. |
| The dogs are theirs. | Las perras son suyas. |
Since suyo can refer to many different persons, you can disambiguate it by using de + person instead.
| The book is hers. | El libro es de ella. |
