TKG English Learner's Dictionary

your

yourdeterminer

American /jɔr/ British /jɔː/ In fast speech, your is often said much like yer.
very commondefining vocabulary

  1. belonging to youbelonging to or connected with the person or people being spoken to

    Your goes directly before a noun and does not change for a plural noun or for speaking to one person or many: your book, your parents. The same idea used alone, without a following noun, is a different word, yours (this book is yours), a separate entry.

    Compare my

Word family

Usage

Your never changes for number or for speaking to one person or many: your book, your books. The independent possessive, used without a following noun, is a different word, yours (this is yours). Do not confuse your with you're, the short form of you are.

Common mistakes

Your welcome. You're welcome.
You're is short for you are; your shows possession.

See also my; yours (the independent possessive, used without a following noun: this is yours)

For translators

Grammar trap Your stays the same before a singular or plural noun and for one person or many; it does not change form to agree with the noun, unlike the possessive forms of many other languages.
Pronunciation trap Your is often said quickly and quietly, close to the word yer; said alone or for emphasis, the fuller sound is more common.