does "you are" or"you're equal to "your" sometimes,especially in oral english?

Question

i often hear "your doing",say,"your asking", and "your a manager",etc.
how to understand "your" in these phrases?

possessive, not possesive.

does "you're" equal to "your" sometimes,especially in oral english?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, Americans are very lazy when it comes to proper grammar. I majored in English and even I have a hard time understanding what some people are trying to say. It can get confusing but here is the basic rule on "you are" (you're) and "your"."You are" or "you're" shows action or a state of being. You are going to the store (you're going to the store). "You're my best friend. "Your" shows possession. That is your coat.

Answer 2

"You're" is a contraction of "you are".
"Your" is a possessive pronoun.
In oral English, they sound exactly the same. You can only see the difference in spelling when it is written.

Answer 3

what you are noting is the great incidence of illiterate people speaking in "hillbilly" english.....we have lots of words that sound the same but are quite different. "you're" is a contraction meaning "you are" You're getting a new car, did your sister get a new car too? If you don't understand, you're never going to speak correctly, even if your brother does.

The rule is, if you can replace "You're " with "you are", you're getting it right!

Answer 4

They are different. Your is the possessive, as in your coat, your house, your pet. You're is the contraction for when you mean to say you are, as in you are my friend, you're my friend.

Answer 5

I have seen many writers mix up these two. Hope this helps you out a bit....

you are = you're, as in ...
"You are amazing" or "You're amazing" (both mean the same)

your = possessive, as in ...
"This is your coat"

Good luck!

Answer 6

those phrases are using "you're" which is "you are." Although it sounds exactly the same as "your." "Your" is a posessive...your book, your house, your friend...instead of you're doing, you're asking...when you use "you're" it means you are saying what the other person is or is doing, "your" is what they have, what belongs to you.

Answer 7

you are = you're
in those cases listed above, "your" is really "you're"
they are pronounced the same, so i can see where you have been mistaken
"your" is a possesive adjective. it means that you have something

Answer 8

you are and you're are equal as YOU'RE is contractive form of you are
while your is possesive pronoun