yours /BrE jɔːz,
jʊəz
, AmE jɔrz,
jʊrz
/
For a full note on the use of the vous and tu forms in French, see the entry you.
In French, possessive pronouns reflect the gender and number of the noun they are standing for. When
yours is referring to only one person it is translated by le vôtre, la vôtre, les vôtres or, more familiarly, le tien, la tienne, les tiens, les tiennes. When yours is referring to more than one person it is translated by le vôtre, la vôtre, les vôtres.For examples and particular usages see this entry.
pronoun
my car is red but yours is blue ma voiture est rouge mais la vôtre or
which house is yours? votre maison c'est laquelle, ta maison c'est laquelle?
he's a colleague of yours c'est un de vos or
it's not yours ce n'est pas à vous or
the money wasn't yours to give away vous n'aviez pas à donner cet argent
yours was not an easy task votre tâche n'était pas facile
I'm fed up yours! j'en ai marre de ton sale chien!