yours
あなたのもの
解説 Definition
相手に属する物を、名詞を繰り返さずに示す所有代名詞。「あなたのもの」を表す。
A possessive pronoun referring to something that belongs to, is associated with, or concerns the person or people being addressed. It replaces a noun phrase such as your bag, allowing the noun to remain unstated.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
your は名詞の前、yours は名詞の代わり、と対比して覚えると定着しやすいです。your bag は「あなたのかばん」ですが、This bag is yours. では bag を繰り返さず「あなたのもの」と表します。The choice is yours.「決めるのはあなた」のような定番表現も一緒に覚えると、所有物以外の場面にも応用できます。
Contrast your and yours by their position and job. Your must introduce a noun: “your room.” Yours replaces the whole phrase, so no noun follows: “My room is smaller than yours.” The final -s helps mark the independent possessive form, but it is not a plural ending and takes no apostrophe. Remember the useful patterns “Is this yours?” and “The choice is yours.” The second pattern extends the idea beyond physical ownership: it means that the decision belongs to you or is your responsibility.
例文
Is this bag yours?
このかばんはあなたのですか。
My room is smaller than yours.
私の部屋はあなたの部屋より狭いです。
The choice is yours.
決めるのはあなたです。
yours の類義語・関連語
派生語
yours の語源・成り立ち Etymology
your に、所有代名詞の形を作る語尾の -s が付いて成立した語です。この -s は複数形や所有格のアポストロフィー付き 's とは異なり、名詞を伴わずに所有者と所有物の関係を示す形の一部です。
Yours was formed from your with an added -s, a development also seen in possessive pronouns such as ours and theirs. This -s is part of the pronoun itself; it is neither a plural ending nor the apostrophe-marked possessive ending attached to nouns. Modern yours functions independently, replacing a fuller phrase beginning with your rather than appearing before a noun.
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