Betekenis van yours In het Nederlands

• 0 the one(s) belonging to or connected with the person or group of people being spoken or written to:

  • Is this pen yours?

  • Unfortunately my legs aren't as long as yours.

  • I've got something of yours (= that belongs to you).

  • Yours is the room on the top floor, on the left.

  • Yours, Jack

  • Yours faithfully/sincerely, K. Maxwell.

• 1 used to show that something belongs to or is connected with people generally:

  • Other people's children always seem to be better behaved than yours.

• 2 belonging to or connected with the person or people being spoken to, or that which belongs to you:

  • Our apartment isn’t as large as yours, but it suits us.

  • I’ve got something of yours (= that belongs to you).

• 3 written at the end of a formal letter that begins 'Dear sir' or 'Dear madam', before signing your name:

  • I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Jane Brown.

• 4 written at the end of a less formal letter that begins with the name of the person you are writing to, before signing your name:

  • I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Jane Brown.