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mío

mine

pronoun determiner MEE-oh Less Common

Also means

my (emphatic)

Usage Note

Mío is the strong (tonic) possessive, contrasting with the weak mi (before a noun). As a pronoun it stands alone (el mío, 'mine'); as a postposed determiner it follows the noun (un amigo mío, 'a friend of mine'). It agrees in gender and number: mío, mía, míos, mías. The phrase ¡Dios mío! ('My God!') is one of the most common fixed expressions using this form.

Examples

"Este libro es mío."

Natural Translation

This book is mine.

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