your

UK: jɔː(r) | US: jʊr

Definition

  1. adj. belonging to or associated with the person or people being addressed

  2. adj. used to denote something familiar or typical of the situation being addressed

Structure

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Etymology

The word "your" originates from Old English "ēower," the genitive form of "gē" (you, plural). Over time, it simplified to "your" in Middle English, losing its inflectional complexity. It functions as the possessive determiner for the second-person pronoun "you," reflecting ownership or association. Unlike many words, "your" is monomorphic—it cannot be split further into meaningful morphemes in Modern English.

Examples

  1. Is this your book?

  2. Your opinion matters to us.

  3. I love your new haircut.

  4. Your keys are on the table.

  5. What’s your favorite color?