The neutral article "lo" can be used with possessive pronouns (mío, tuyo, suyo, nuestro, suyo) meaning "that thing that is mine, yours, his.../that thing about me, you, him...". This can refer to physical objects or abstract ideas.
Learn how to use lo with Spanish possessive pronouns
Lo + possessive pronouns to refer to something already mentioned
No he mencionado a nadie lo mío.I haven't mentioned to anyone that thing about me/my thing.
Lo tuyo con Andrés me parece una locura."Your thing" with Andrés (I think) is crazy.
Lo nuestro es suyo.What is ours is yours.
In all the above examples the speaker is referring to something that has been mentioned before or is known by both the speaker and listener.
Lo + possessive pronouns to about what a person does/doesn't do well
Lo mío es la pintura.Painting is my thing.
No insistas porque ligar no es lo tuyo.Don't insist because flirting is not your thing.
-¿Vienes a la discoteca? -No, gracias, bailar no es lo mío. Me quedo en casa.-Are you coming to the disco? -No, thanks. Dancing is not my thing/my cup of tea. I'll stay at home.
Lo + possessive pronouns to talk about someone's own interests
Ella siempre va a lo suyo. No se relaciona mucho con los demás.She always goes about her own business. She doesn't hang out a lot with others.
¡Vamos, cada uno a lo suyo! Estáis perdiendo el tiempo charlando tanto.Come on, everyone get back to what you're supposed to be doing. You are wasting time with so much chatting.
Tú, a lo tuyo. No te metas en sus asuntos.You, mind your own business. Don't pry into his problems.
Notice that in all of the examples above, and in all contexts, we always use the article "lo" and the masculine singular form of the possessive pronoun, regardless of the gender of the subject.
This would be incorrect:
- "Ella siempre va a lo suya"
- "Ella siempre va a la suya"
Possessive pronouns can also be used with the definite articles el/la/los/las. To revise this see:
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