your

Meaning

Det

1. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
2. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).
3. A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun.
4. (Ireland) That; the specified (usually used with a human referent)

Contraction

Misspelling of you're.

Synonyms

yours

you

thy

thine

𐐷𐐬𐑉

your own

dual

your honour’s

for you

ye

you two

yr.

to you

father

👨‍👦

many times

maternal aunt

mother

👩‍🍼

plural

singular

consequently

yr

of you

Translations

votre

tu

dein

tuo

ton

vostro

euer

ta

jouw

je

Ihr

vuestro

jullie

uw

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɔː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: your

Inherited from Old English: ēower

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: jou

Cognate with Dutch: jouw

Cognate with German: euer

Cognate with Danish: jeres

In summary

From Middle English your, youre, ȝour, ȝoure, from Old English ēower, īower (“your”, plural), from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jou (“your”), Dutch jouw (“your”), German Low German jo, jos (“your”), German euer (“your”, plural), Danish jeres (“your”).

Sentences

Where is your father ?

But , if you can , try to make your own decisions .

Did you check your laser ?

Write a list of your demands .

Have you planned your weekend activity yet ?

At your leisure .