New concept
The trouble with seu
In grammar books, seu / sua can mean your, his, her, its or their — so a sua casa could be anybody's house. Everyday Brazilian Portuguese solves this simply: seu / sua means your, and for anyone else you use de + the person, placed after the noun:
| Owner | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ele | dele — his | o carro dele — his car |
| ela | dela — her | a casa dela — her house |
| eles | deles — their | os filhos deles — their children |
| elas | delas — their (all women) | a rua delas — their street |
| vocês | de vocês — your (plural) | o jardim de vocês — your garden |
Dele is simply de + ele run together; de vocês stays as two words.