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determiner · A1

Your

Y-OR/jɔː/

Belonging to the person you are talking to: your phone, your name. You’re means you are — apostrophe. Yore is an old-fashioned time word you can ignore at A1. You is the person, not the possessive.

Meaning

Belonging to the person you are talking to.

Examples

  • “Is this your phone?”
  • “What is your address?”
  • “Is this your coat?”

Good to know

your + noun. Mix-up: you’re (you are). Person word: you.

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