Spanish · B2 · Everyday language
The Friend Whose Bag We Found in Spanish
This guide focuses on using the relative pronoun 'cuyo' (whose) in Spanish. At a B2 level, it is important to learn how to link descriptions of people and objects through possession or belonging, helping your child identify specific friends and items at school more clearly.
What you'll learn
- Identify school friends and adults through their connections or belongings.
- Correctly use 'cuyo' and its variations to express 'whose'.
- Understand agreement between the relative pronoun and the noun it precedes.
Spanish phrases for the friend whose bag we found
¿Es ese el niño cuya mochila encontramos en la puerta?
Is that the boy whose school bag we found by the gate?
'Cuya' matches 'mochila' (feminine singular).
Esperemos a la niña cuyo papá viene con nosotros.
Let's wait for the girl whose dad is coming with us.
'Cuyo' matches 'papá' (masculine singular).
¿Son esos los niños cuyo balón rodó debajo de nuestro coche?
Are those the children whose football rolled under our car?
Note that 'cuyo' refers to 'balón', not 'niños'.
El profesor cuya clase está junto a la tuya dirige el club de lectura.
The teacher whose classroom is next to yours runs the reading club.
'Cuya' agrees with 'clase'.
Por favor, tráeme el libro cuya portada tiene un dragón.
Please bring me the book whose cover has a dragon on it.
'Portada' is the thing possessed, so we use 'cuya'.
¿Es Mia la amiga cuyo hermano pequeño acaba de empezar el colegio?
Is Mia the friend whose little brother has just started school?
Natural B2 structure using 'cuyo' for familial links.
Podemos preguntar al entrenador cuyo equipo entrena después del tuyo.
We can ask the coach whose team practises after yours.
'Cuyo equipo' functions as a relative clause.
La familia en cuyo jardín jugaste te ha invitado de nuevo.
The family whose garden you played in has invited you again.
Prepositions like 'en' come before 'cuyo'.
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mochila
school bag / backpack
Commonly used for children's bags.
balón
ball (usually sports)
Typically used for soccer or basketball; 'pelota' is more general.
entrenador
coach / trainer
Used for sports contexts.
portada
cover
Specifically the front cover of a book or magazine.
Relative Pronoun 'Cuyo'
Unlike the English 'whose', the Spanish 'cuyo' must agree in gender and number with the noun that follows it (the thing possessed), not the person who owns it.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine Singular | cuyo | El niño cuyo padre... |
| Feminine Singular | cuya | El niño cuya madre... |
| Masculine Plural | cuyos | El niño cuyos libros... |
| Feminine Plural | cuyas | El niño cuyas hermanas... |
More examples
Busco al alumno cuyos padres son médicos.
I am looking for the student whose parents are doctors.
Plural masculine agreement.
Esa es la vecina cuyas flores son hermosas.
That is the neighbor whose flowers are beautiful.
Plural feminine agreement.