How to Say "Mine Is" in Spanish

el mío es

/el mio es/from spelling rules

In Spanish, "mine is" is expressed as el mío es.

This phrase is used to identify something that belongs to the speaker. Possessive pronouns must agree in gender with the item possessed.

How does it change in a sentence?

The phrase must change gender to match the noun it replaces: use la mía es if the object is feminine.

In Spanish, the phrase el mío can sometimes be used as a term of endearment for a partner, similar to calling someone 'mine' in English.
The English 'is' and the Spanish es both trace back to the same ancient root, *h₁ésti, used by speakers thousands of years ago.
In Spanish, you cannot just say 'mine is' without an article like el or la if you are referring to a specific object, unlike in English.

El mío es eléctrico.
Mine is electric.
This sentence shows how to use el mío es to describe an object's power source.
Tatoeba #5644163 by arh, translation #5827395 by arh
El mío es más grande que el tuyo.
Mine is bigger than yours.
This sentence uses el mío es to make a comparison of size.
Tatoeba #1686386 by Shishir, translation #1676735 by Spamster
Tu perro es grande y el mío es chico.
Your dog is big and mine is small.
This sentence uses el mío es to contrast the size of two different dogs.
Tatoeba #1675491 by marcelostockle, translation #70725 by CM
No te preocupes por el partido de fútbol. Lo mío es el básquetbol.
Don't worry about the soccer game, mine is basketball.
El coche de Juan es rojo, y el mío es azul.
Juan's car is red, and mine is blue.
Los gatos de mi vecina son juguetones, y los míos son tranquilos.
My neighbor's cats are playful, and mine are calm.
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María and Javier are comparing their new phones.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, es, mío, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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