la suya

his/hers/theirs/yours, his own; hers; theirs

→ la

phrase Common #7,927

his/hers/theirs/yours Possessive pronoun; can refer to someone’s own thing or side. Often appears in the phrase salirse con la suya: to get one's way.

SP: No es mi coche; es el suyo, no la suya.

EN: It isn't my car; it's his, not hers.

Creo que es hora de dejar de permitirle que se salga siempre con la suya.

I think it's time to stop letting him/her always get away with everything.

Tú puedes construir una compañía mejor que la suya.

You can build a better company than theirs.

Yo hice mi parte, ahora usted haga la suya.

I did my part, now you do yours.

Es mi vida, no la suya.

It's my life, not yours.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Mi casa es la suya.

My house is your house.

Yo me lavé en mi habitación y ella se lavó en la suya.

I washed in my room and she washed in hers.

Tom se salió con la suya.

Tom got his way.

La suya es una respetable familia con una larga historia detrás.

His is a respectable family with a long history behind it.

Si es mi vida, no la suya.

It's my life, not yours.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Mi abuelo podrá usar la suya en público nuevamente.

My grandfather will be able to wear his in public again.

No deberías permitir a tu hijo salirse siempre con la suya.

You shouldn’t always let your child get away with everything.

John tiende a enojarse cuando no se sale con la suya.

John tends to get angry when he doesn't get his way.

Compré la suya.

I bought yours.

Nuestra escuela es más grande que la suya.

Our school is bigger than yours.

Mi casa es como la suya.

My house is like yours.

Pero Geeta se quedó con la suya.

But Geeta got her way.

— Dangal (2016)

Un río separa mi casa de la suya.

A river separates my house from theirs.

Porque que saca de la suya?

Why? What does he get out of his?

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

La suya y la mía.

His/hers and mine.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Suerte la suya.

Lucky him.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Maldita suerte la suya.

Damn his luck.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

La voz será la suya, tal cual.

The voice will be his, just as it is.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Comparada a nuestra casa, la suya es un palacio.

Compared to our house, theirs is a palace.

Era su palabra contra la suya, y usted pudo probar su versión.

It was his word against yours, and you were able to prove your side of the story.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

La suya es mejor.

His is better.

Quien no conoce las lenguas extranjeras nada sabe de la suya.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Compara tu traducción con la suya.

Compare your translation with theirs.

Crees que tu vida vale más que la suya.

You think your life is worth more than theirs.

Mi madre es viuda, la suya no.

My mother is a widow, yours isn't.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

La suya es Ámsterdam.

Theirs is Amsterdam.

— Queen (2014)

Mi habitación es el doble de grande que la suya.

My room is twice as big as yours.

Se salió con la suya.

He got away with it.

— Caza en la noche (2019)

Para ir más rápido, vaya con mi bicicleta mala y yo voy con la suya.

To go faster, go with my bad bike and I'll go with yours.

— La gran juerga (1966)

Nikhil todavía no me ha dicho lo que pasó en la suya.

Nikhil still hasn't told me what happened at his.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

Si las personas pudieran elegir su lengua, cada una tendría la suya.

If people could choose their language, each would have their own.

No, fue la suya.

No, it was hers.

— Rental Family (Familia de alquiler) (2025)

Pon tu mano en la suya y camina con él.

Put your hand in his and walk with him.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

O la suya, pero habría que decírselo a todos.

Or theirs, but everyone would have to be told.

— Tres colores. Azul (1993)

Porque también es la suya.

Because it's yours too.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

La suya.

Yours.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

phrase Rare #45,763

his own; hers; theirs A possessive pronoun meaning someone’s own thing, often understood from context. In the expression salirse con la suya, it means to get one’s own way or get away with it.

SP: No quería que él se saliera con la suya.

EN: I didn't want him to get his own way.

No se saldrá con la suya.

He won't get away with it.

— Perdición (1944)

Él me salvó la vida arriesgando la suya.

He saved my life by risking his own.

No permitiré que por ningún motivo se salgan con la suya.

I will not allow them to get away with it under any circumstances.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

No se saldría con la suya.

He wouldn't get away with it.

— Pillion (2025)