How to Say "Your" in Latin - How To Say Guide

tuus

[ˈtu.ʊs]

The Latin word for "your" is tuus.

tuus is a possessive determiner used to indicate that something belongs to one person whom you are addressing.

Meaning: belonging to you (singular, one owner) (det)

Which one should you use?

Use tuus for one person being addressed, but use vester for a group of people (plural "your").

The forms tuus, tua and tuum represent the nominative singular masculine, feminine and neuter forms respectively.

The word tuus is a distant relative of the English word 'thou', both stemming from an ancient root used to address a single person.
In Latin, using tuus instead of the formal vester when addressing a social superior could be seen as a grave insult or an assertion of dominance.
In many Latin expressions of affection or intimacy, a speaker might use 'tuus' to describe a person as a 'part' of oneself, such as 'pars tua'.

Ubi est pater tuus?
Where is your father?
This sentence is useful for asking about someone's father using tuus.
Tatoeba #1017484 by alexmarcelo, translation #467672 by CK
Canis tuus hic est.
Your dog is here.
This sentence is useful for stating the location of a dog using tuus.
Tatoeba #1393514 by alexmarcelo, translation #449111 by CK
Ubi est canis tuus?
Where is your dog?
This sentence is useful for asking about the location of a dog using tuus.
Tatoeba #1778774 by alexmarcelo, translation #461908 by regisb
Tuus libellus
Your book
Tua mensa
Your table
Tui canes
Your dogs
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Quintus and Claudia are walking in a garden.

Sources

Wiktionary, “your” translations and entries tuus, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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