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cuyo

whose

ˈk u ʝ o
determiner · singular Uncommon #12,906
whose Means “whose” in relative clauses and agrees with the noun it refers to (cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas).
SP: Conocí al chico cuyo padre es médico.
EN: I met the boy whose father is a doctor.
Forms of cuyo
cuyocuyacuyos

Hay muchas palabras cuyo significado desconozco.

There are many words whose meaning I don't know.

Hay un famoso libro en inglés cuyo último capítulo consta de una sola oración.

There is a famous English-language book whose final chapter consists of a single sentence.

En cuyo caso, tú también estabas destinado a tenerlo.

In which case, you were meant to have it too.

La casa, cuyo techo puedes ver, es del Sr. Baker.

The house, whose roof you can see, belongs to Mr. Baker.

Él es un hombre cuyo corazón está lleno de esperanza.

He is a man whose heart is full of hope.

El edificio cuyo techo puedes ver allá, es nuestra iglesia.

The building whose roof you can see over there is our church.

Hay personas cuyo único propósito es ser tan molestas como sea posible.

There are people whose sole purpose is to be as annoying as possible.

Hay un hombre cuyo apellido me han mencionado un par de veces.

There is a man whose surname has been mentioned to me a couple of times.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

La salud es un tesoro cuyo valor lo conocen sólo los enfermos.

Health is a treasure whose value is known only to the sick.

El área, cuyo centro se ubica aquí, fue bombardeada.

The area, whose center is located here, was bombed.

La novela, cuyo autor es un famoso cantante, se está vendiendo bien.

The novel, whose author is a famous singer, is selling well.

Pensaba en el caso de una joven china, cuyo esposo murió en las montañas.

I was thinking about the case of a young Chinese woman whose husband died in the mountains.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Roger Vercel, cuyo verdadero nombre es Roger Crétin, es un escritor francés.

Roger Vercel, whose real name is Roger Crétin, is a French writer.

La colega, cuyo marido es francés, fue a París.

The colleague, whose husband is French, went to Paris.

En cuyo caso quiero que te largues de inmediato, mocoso.

In that case, I want you to leave immediately, you little brat.

— Love Actually (2003)

Una viuda es una mujer cuyo cónyuge ha fallecido.

A widow is a woman whose spouse has died.

En mi mundo todos son ponis, y comen arcoíris y cuyo popó son mariposas.

In my world everyone is a pony, and they eat rainbows and their poop is butterflies.

Esas son las personas cuyo coche he reparado.

Those are the people whose cars I've repaired.

Cuyo gran objetivo Es alegrar a todo Oz?

Whose main goal is to bring joy to all of Oz?

— Wicked (2024)

Es un hombre cuyo corazón está lleno de esperanza.

He is a man whose heart is full of hope.

En cuyo caso la compañía no ha de pagar.

In which case the company does not have to pay.

— Perdición (1944)

A una mujer, cuyo marido está muerto, se le llama viuda.

A woman whose husband is dead is called a widow.

Una carrera cuyo resultado conocía de antemano, pero no escogí al ganador.

A race whose outcome I knew beforehand, but I didn't pick the winner.

— La escafandra y la mariposa (2007)

Se trata de las personas cuyo destino está relacionado con la estación.

These are people whose destination is related to the station.

— Solaris (1972)

Ésa es la mujer cuyo hijo está enfermo.

That is the woman whose son is sick.

Que no podía respetar a un hombre cuyo héroe era un criminal.

That he could not respect a man whose hero was a criminal.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Vi a una niña cuyo pelo le llegaba hasta la cintura.

I saw a girl whose hair reached down to her waist.

Sounds similar to

tuyo ˈt u ʝ o suyo ˈs u ʝ o culo ˈk u l o cuya ˈk u ʝ a cubo ˈk u b o