su madre

his/her mother

→ su
phrase Very common #703
his/her mother Su can also mean your (formal) or their, so the exact meaning depends on context.
SP: Su madre vive en Madrid.
EN: His mother lives in Madrid.

Su madre no quiso hacerlo.

His mother didn't want to do it.

Su madre es una buena pianista.

Her mother is a good pianist.

El chico y su madre se mudaron al cabo de un tiempo y no supe nada más de él.

The boy and his mother moved away after a while and I never heard from him again.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Aquí tengo que decirles que es la decisión de su madre.

I have to tell you here that it's your mother's decision.

— Incendies (2010)

Mary le prometió a su madre que la ayudaría con más frecuencia.

Mary promised her mother that she would help her more often.

Soy su madre, después de todo.

I am his mother, after all.

— Una gran mujer (Beanpole) (2019)

Su madre se enojó con nosotros.

His mother got angry with us.

Su madre estaba ocupada haciendo la cena.

Her mother was busy making dinner.

Su madre seguirá trabajando.

Her mother will continue working.

Aquí dice que su madre sigue buscándole desesperadamente.

It says here that his mother is still desperately searching for him.

— La piel que habito (2011)

No trata sobre su madre.

It’s not about his mother.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Su madre está muy preocupada por él.

His mother is very worried about him.

Es el nombre de su madre.

It's his mother's name.

Nunca lloró frente a su madre.

He never cried in front of his mother.

— Despedidas (2008)

Me contó un pequeño secreto sobre su madre.

He told me a little secret about his mother.

Esa es su madre.

That is his mother.

Su madre tenía razón.

His mother was right.

Cielos, deberías saberlo, ¡eres su madre!

Good heavens, you should know, you're his mother!

— Sin conexión (2025)

Cada vez que la veo me acuerdo de su madre.

Every time I see her, I think of her mother.

Su madre ha muerto y no se la han dejado ni ver.

Her mother has died and they haven't even let her see her.

— El último emperador (1987)

El mejor amigo de un chico es su madre.

A boy's best friend is his mother.

— Psicosis (1960)

Su madre vino de la misma manera.

Her mother came the same way.

— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)

Ha sido de gran ayuda para su madre patria.

He has been of great help to his motherland.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Se hizo famoso gracias a su madre.

He became famous thanks to his mother.

Diles que su madre no lleva calzones.

Tell them their mother doesn't wear underwear.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Su madre le pregunto porque era justa.

His mother asked him why he was just.

— Queen (2014)

En el instante en que la niña vio a su madre rompió a llorar.

The moment the girl saw her mother, she burst into tears.

Yo no soy su madre.

I am not his mother.

Vi como le regañaba su madre.

I saw his mother scolding him.

Y ahí estaba como su madre la trajo al mundo.

And there she was, just as her mother had brought her into the world.

— Malèna (2000)

Su madre lo vio en la enfermería, ¿o no?

His mother saw him in the infirmary, didn't she?

— Pixote, la ley del más débil (1980)

Hanako se hizo más alta que su madre.

Hanako grew taller than her mother.

En cuanto el niño vio a su madre, dejó de llorar.

As soon as the child saw his mother, he stopped crying.

Tom dijo que el perfume de María le recordó su madre.

Tom said that María’s perfume reminded him of his mother.

En él su madre había practicado su escritura.

In it, her mother had practiced her writing.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Voy contigo, para ver a Peggy y su madre.

I’m going with you to see Peggy and her mother.

— El viento que agita la cebada (2006)

Su madre aparenta ser más joven de lo que es.

Her mother looks younger than she is.

Al momento en que Norman mató a su madre y a su amante.

At the moment Norman killed his mother and her lover.

— Psicosis (1960)

Ha sido elegida, como lo fue su madre antes.

She has been elected, as her mother was before her.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Le prestó atención a cada palabra que le dijo su madre antes de irse.

He paid attention to every word his mother said to him before leaving.

Ella es tan guapa como su madre.

She is as beautiful as her mother.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

A diferencia de su madre, ella es alta.

Unlike her mother, she is tall.

Su madre era de la familia Kennedy.

His mother was from the Kennedy family.

Usted es su madre.

You are her mother.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Y hasta una piel para su madre.

And even a fur for his mother.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Su madre no querría que ella esté aquí.

Her mother wouldn't want her to be here.

— बर्फी! (2012)

Su madre es dueña de todas las piñas de Hawái.

Her mother owns all the pineapples in Hawaii.

— Chicago (2002)

Tom nunca superó la muerte de su madre.

Tom never got over his mother's death.

Dale en su madre, Turco.

Beat the shit out of him, Turco.

— Amores perros (2000)

Su madre regresó.

His mother returned.

Siente que eres su madre.

They feel that you are their mother.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Su madre estaba contenta con las notas del colegio.

His mother was happy with his school grades.

Si lo ves, dile que su madre le está esperando.

If you see him, tell him his mother is waiting for him.

— Lagaan: Érase una vez en la India (2001)

No busco trabajo, busco su madre.

I’m not looking for a job; I’m looking for his mother.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

Su madre se queja constantemente de ello.

His mother constantly complains about it.

Ella es la viva imagen de su madre.

She is the spitting image of her mother.

Alicia trató de mantenerse despierta hasta que su madre llegó a casa.

Alicia tried to stay awake until her mother came home.

Su madre está en coma.

His mother is in a coma.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Ella me dijo que su madre lo había comprado para ella.

She told me that her mother had bought it for her.

Se mete en la cama, entre su madre y yo.

He gets into bed, between his mother and me.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Él nunca olvida llamar a su madre para su cumpleaños.

He never forgets to call his mother on her birthday.

Su madre sintió vergüenza por él.

His mother felt ashamed of him.

Llamó a su madre.

He called his mother.

Su madre falleció ayer.

His mother passed away yesterday.

El hijo de su madre.

That son of a bitch.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Su madre tiene razón.

His mother is right.

— Parásitos (2019)

Desearía que su madre fuera así en la película.

I wish his mother were like that in the movie.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Ella llamó a su madre.

She called her mother.

Entiendo que está deprimida, como su madre.

I understand that she is depressed, like her mother.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Lo vi ser regañado por su madre.

I saw him being scolded by his mother.

Su madre la echó de su casa.

Her mother kicked her out of the house.

— Hamnet (2025)

Peter se parece más a su madre que a su padre.

Peter looks more like his mother than his father.

Ella no es su hermana, es su madre.

She isn't his sister; she's his mother.

Ella es su madre real.

She is his real mother.

El niño tiene fe en que su madre cuide de él.

The child has faith that his mother will take care of him.

Su madre vive sola en el campo.

Her mother lives alone in the countryside.

Asesinaron a su padre, su madre se suicidó.

His father was murdered, his mother committed suicide.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

Tom convenció a su madre para que le dejase el coche durante el fin de semana.

Tom convinced his mother to let him use the car for the weekend.

Ella ayudó a su madre a cuidar del bebé.

She helped her mother take care of the baby.

Su madre llamó a la puerta.

Her mother knocked on the door.

Soy el hermano de su madre.

I am her mother's brother.

— Divorcio a la italiana (1961)

María llamó a su madre brasileña.

Maria called her Brazilian mother.

Su madre me lo suplicó en su lecho de muerte.

Her mother begged me on her deathbed.

— Asesinos (2015)

Tom quiere que su padre sea enterrado al lado de su madre.

Tom wants his father to be buried next to his mother.

Lamento tener que decir esto, pero su madre aún está en peligro.

I'm sorry to have to say this, but your mother is still in danger.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

No creo que sea su madre.

I don't think she's his mother.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

El niño fue regañado por su madre en presencia de otros.

The boy was scolded by his mother in front of others.

Sé que su madre está muy ocupada en el trabajo.

I know your mother is very busy at work.

— Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos (2010)

Ella es tan buena cocinera como su madre.

She is as good a cook as her mother.

Su madre dice que le empezó cuando fue alumno de Fletcher.

His mother says it started when he was a student of Fletcher.

— Whiplash (2014)

Es un poco como su madre.

She's a bit like her mother.

Su madre no le dejó montar una moto.

His mother wouldn’t let him ride a motorcycle.

Nico se ha dejado las llaves y su madre está durmiendo.

Nico has left his keys behind and his mother is sleeping.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Mañana iremos y le preguntaremos a su madre.

We'll go tomorrow and ask his mother.

— Funny Games (1997)

Su madre era muy atractiva.

Her mother was very attractive.

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)

Ella debería ayudar a su madre.

She should help her mother.

También dice que cuando desapareció, su madre estaba liada con papá.

She also says that when she disappeared, her mother was seeing Dad.

— Volver (2006)

Jane acabó siendo más alta que su madre.

Jane ended up being taller than her mother.

Su madre no quiere volver a arriesgarse.

Her mother doesn’t want to risk it again.

— Rental Family (Familia de alquiler) (2025)

Me la contó su madre.

Her mother told me about it.

— Psicosis (1960)

Su madre es profesora de inglés.

Her mother is an English teacher.

El niño corrió hacia su madre.

The boy ran towards his mother.

Ella no es más bonita que su madre.

She isn't prettier than her mother.

Tom guarda todas las cartas que su madre le manda.

Tom keeps all the letters his mother sends him.

Tom estaba silbando una canción que su madre le enseñó.

Tom was whistling a song his mother taught him.

Su madre se enfadó con nosotros.

His mother got angry with us.

Él llamó a su madre desde el aeropuerto.

He called his mother from the airport.

Su madre estaba desesperada.

Her mother was desperate.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Su madre se suicidó.

Her mother committed suicide.

— Who Am I: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Estuve cuidando a mi sobrina porque su madre tuvo que salir de emergencia al hospital.

I was taking care of my niece because her mother had to go to the hospital in an emergency.

Su madre está escribiendo una carta.

His mother is writing a letter.

Siempre que la veo me acuerdo de su madre.

Whenever I see her, I think of her mother.

Solo se deja tocar la cara por su madre.

He only lets his mother touch his face.

— System crasher (2019)

Su madre te llama.

Your mother is calling you.

Tuvo una depresión tras la muerte de su madre y acudió a mí.

She suffered from depression after her mother's death and came to me for help.

— Suspiria (1977)

A su izquierda estaba sentada su madre.

His mother was sitting to his left.

Dígale a su madre que le vigile la tensión.

Tell your mother to monitor your blood pressure.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

No le cuentes a Tom que Mary no está pensando en ayudar a su madre.

Don't tell Tom that Mary isn't thinking about helping her mother.

Mary rezó para que su madre la perdonara.

Mary prayed for her mother to forgive her.

Su madre ha ido de compras.

Her mother has gone shopping.

Ella me enseñó una foto de su madre de pequeña como alumna.

She showed me a picture of her mother as a young girl in school.

Chul-sung te advirtió que mataría a su esposo si su madre moría.

Chul-sung warned you that he would kill her husband if his mother died.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Su madre vino a recogerla.

Her mother came to pick her up.

Su madre le hizo un vestido nuevo.

Her mother made her a new dress.

Tom come todo lo que su madre le da.

Tom eats everything his mother gives him.

Él siempre llama a su madre el día de su cumpleaños.

He always calls his mother on her birthday.

Su madre.

Her mother.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Si le digo dónde está, ¿promete no decirle a su madre?

If I tell you where it is, do you promise not to tell your mother?

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Sí, siento mucho lo de su madre.

Yes, I'm so sorry about your mother.

— TÁR (2022)

Ella le ayudó a su madre a limpiar la casa.

She helped her mother clean the house.

Su madre lo recibió con lágrimas en sus ojos.

His mother greeted him with tears in her eyes.

Él dijo que su madre no lo ama.

He said that his mother doesn’t love him.

Emi hizo que su madre le hiciera un vestido.

Emi had her mother make her a dress.

Ellos son Kilobyte, Megabyte y su madre Gigabyte.

They are Kilobyte, Megabyte, and their mother Gigabyte.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Seguro que su madre sabe dónde está el dinero y lo que hizo.

I'm sure his mother knows where the money is and what he did with it.

— Psicosis (1960)

Amaba a su madre.

He loved his mother.

Se ha puesto peor su madre.

Her mother has gotten worse.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Ella es tan bella como su madre.

She is as beautiful as her mother.

Si, es su madre.

Yes, she is his mother.

— También la lluvia (2011)

Siento mucho lo de su madre.

I'm so sorry about your mother.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Ella no quería decepcionar a su madre.

She didn’t want to disappoint her mother.

Eco se durmió junto a su madre soñando con la cueva de los murciélagos.

Echo fell asleep next to her mother, dreaming of the bat cave.

Su madre era cantante.

Her mother was a singer.

Recibió un telegrama que decía que su madre había muerto.

He received a telegram saying that his mother had died.

Para consolar a Amélie, su madre le regala una Kodak Instamatic.

To comfort Amélie, her mother gives her a Kodak Instamatic.

— Amelie (2001)

Su madre no pudo ir, estaba enferma.

Her mother couldn't go, she was sick.

— El espejo (1975)

Él le dijo a su madre que estudiaría al día siguiente.

He told his mother that he would study the next day.

Su madre es americana.

Her mother is American.

El otro día su madre falleció en el hospital.

The other day his mother passed away in the hospital.

Vi a su madre.

I saw his mother.

Porque su madre le habló de él.

Because her mother told her about him.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

João, he traído a las niñas porque su madre está en el médico.

João, I’ve brought the girls because their mother is at the doctor’s.

— O Som ao Redor (2012)

Su madre piensa volver.

Her mother plans to come back.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Él tomó la iniciativa de ayudar a su madre a hacer las tareas de la casa.

He took the initiative to help his mother with the housework.

Así es su madre.

That’s what his mother is like.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Deseó que su madre no estuviera enfadada con ella.

She hoped her mother wasn't angry with her.

Igual que su madre.

Just like her mother.

— Todo a la vez en todas partes (2022)

Su madre es una vergüenza.

His mother is a disgrace.

— Incendies (2010)

Mary le prometió a su madre que la ayudaría más a menudo.

Mary promised her mother that she would help her more often.

Soy su madre.

I am her mother.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

Él no quería decepcionar a su madre.

He didn't want to disappoint his mother.

Eres su madre.

You are her mother.

Su madre se puso de parto el año del buey.

His mother went into labor in the Year of the Ox.

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

Mientras su madre no podía hacer nada, Ella era una niña.

While her mother could do nothing, Ella was a child.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Su madre estuvo aquí el domingo.

His mother was here on Sunday.

— Pixote, la ley del más débil (1980)

La niña salió, probablemente detrás de su madre.

The girl left, probably behind her mother.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Entonces su madre la conoció.

So his mother met her.

— Psicosis (1960)

Su madre siempre la acompaña.

Her mother always accompanies her.

Eliges a Dirk por su madre pero no llegas a nada.

You choose Dirk because of his mother, but you don't get anywhere.

— Academia Rushmore (1998)

Como su madre, ella quiere que alguien haga algo.

Like her mother, she wants someone to do something.

No es más guapa que su madre.

She isn't prettier than her mother.

Su madre está preocupada por él.

His mother is worried about him.

Sí, su madre.

Yes, his mother.

— Devdas (2002)

Ella es como su madre.

She is like her mother.

— Gully Boy (2019)

La chica se parecía a su madre.

The girl looked like her mother.

Su madre tenía tres hijos, de los cuales él era el más joven.

His mother had three children, of whom he was the youngest.

Ella llamó a su madre al teléfono.

She called her mother on the phone.

Su madre habla italiano.

His mother speaks Italian.

Su madre vino desde Omaha para cuidarlo.

His mother came from Omaha to take care of him.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Sr. Kerner, aún no sabemos si su madre va a despertar o no.

Mr. Kerner, we still don't know whether your mother is going to wake up or not.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Necesito la ayuda de su madre.

I need your mother's help.

— Ponyo en el acantilado (2008)

Dígame que recuerda acerca de su madre.

Tell me what you remember about your mother.

Su madre le regañó por llegar tarde a la cena.

His mother scolded him for being late for dinner.

Voy a llamar a su madre.

I'm going to call your mother.

Hanako creció más que su madre.

Hanako grew taller than her mother.

Aceptaste a Gia cuando yo, su madre, no pude aceptarla.

You accepted Gia when I, her mother, couldn't accept her.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

María ayudó a su madre a cocinar.

Maria helped her mother cook.

Su madre me llamó antes.

His mother called me earlier.

— Train to Busan (2016)

Debe ser muy duro para usted sin su madre.

It must be very hard for you without your mother.

— Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos (2010)

Hanako se hizo más grande que su madre.

Hanako grew bigger than her mother.

Ellos mataron a su madre.

They killed their mother.

— Avatar (2009)

Intentaba ser su madre.

She was trying to be her mother.

— Psicosis (1960)

Jane no es menos guapa que su madre.

Jane is no less beautiful than her mother.

Todas las mañanas ayuda a su madre a preparar el desayuno en la cocina.

Every morning she helps her mother prepare breakfast in the kitchen.

Su madre aun no llenó el formulario.

Their mother hasn't filled out the form yet.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Yo no soy el que cuidó de Tom cuando su madre estaba en el hospital.

I'm not the one who looked after Tom when his mother was in the hospital.

Ay, su madre.

Oh, his mother.

— Amores perros (2000)

Usted dijo que conocía a su madre.

You said you knew his mother.

Por favor, díselo a su madre.

Please tell his/her mother.

— Broker (2022)

La semana pasada acompañé a mi amiga Rita, su madre está ahí.

Last week I accompanied my friend Rita; her mother is there.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)