su abuelo

his grandfather / her grandfather / their grandfather / your grandfather

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phrase Uncommon #9,958

his grandfather / her grandfather / their grandfather / your grandfather Su is a possessive that can mean his, her, their, or your depending on context. The phrase is compositional and can often be translated literally as "his/her/your/their grandfather."

SP: La niña está leyendo con su abuelo.

EN: The girl is reading with her grandfather.

Ella fue criada por su abuelo.

She was raised by her grandfather.

La niña está leyendo con su abuelo.

The girl is reading with her grandfather.

Su abuelo falleció pacíficamente.

Her grandfather passed away peacefully.

Su abuelo se suicidó en esa casa.

His grandfather committed suicide in that house.

Mary colgó la foto de su abuelo sobre la chimenea.

Mary hung the photo of her grandfather above the fireplace.

Es la viva imagen de su abuelo.

He/She is the spitting image of their grandfather.

Él no habla finés, pero su abuelo sí.

He doesn't speak Finnish, but his grandfather does.

Tom regresó al pasado, mató a su abuelo y desapareció.

Tom went back in time, killed his grandfather, and disappeared.

Su abuelo murió de cáncer hace un año.

Her grandfather died of cancer a year ago.

Le tomó tres semanas aceptar que su abuelo no era rubio.

It took him three weeks to accept that his grandfather wasn't blond.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Tom no se acuerda de su abuelo.

Tom doesn’t remember his grandfather.

Tom montó a caballo la semana pasada cuando estuvo en el rancho de su abuelo.

Tom rode a horse last week when he was at his grandfather's ranch.

Y ahí fue cuando su abuelo la llevó a Muskaan.

And that was when her grandfather took her to Muskaan.

— बर्फी! (2012)

Nunca pueden venir aquí a ver a su abuelo.

They can never come here to see their grandfather.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

El chico está hablando a su abuelo.

The boy is talking to his grandfather.

Le dieron al niño el nombre de su abuelo.

They gave the child his grandfather's name.

Dicen que su abuelo y su padre eran muy queridos.

They say that his grandfather and his father were very well-liked.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Él se parece a su abuelo.

He looks like his grandfather.

Como ve, la salud de su abuelo ha empeorado.

As you can see, your grandfather's health has deteriorated.

— बर्फी! (2012)

Su abuelo falleció en paz.

Her grandfather passed away peacefully.

Su abuelo se suicidó en aquella casa.

His grandfather committed suicide in that house.

Su abuelo murió de cáncer el año pasado.

Her grandfather died of cancer last year.

Su abuelo tiene muy buena salud para su edad.

Her grandfather is in very good health for his age.

Se parece a su abuelo.

He looks like his grandfather.

La chica lee con su abuelo.

The girl reads with her grandfather.

Su abuelo murió escribiendo una carta.

His grandfather died writing a letter.

Fue criada por su abuelo.

She was raised by her grandfather.

Él le teme a su abuelo.

He is afraid of his grandfather.