your

CEFRA1

/jɔː(ɹ)/

determiner

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    determiner

    Belonging to or connected with the person being spoken to.

  2. 02

    determiner

    Extra detail

    A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun.

Examples

  • I'll do my best not to disturb your studying.

  • Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /jo(ː)ɹ/

Deep Dive

determiner

Extra meanings

  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. That; the specified (usually used with a human referent)

More examples

In context

  • You are saying you intentionally hide your good looks?

  • Not your average Tom, Dick and Harry.

  • Let’s meet tomorrow at your convenience.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Is this blank book on the table, or does it belong to someone else?

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

determiner

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”).