su propio

his own

→ su
phrase Very common #983
his own Used to emphasize possession: someone has or does something of their own. Depending on context, su can also mean your or its, so the full phrase can also mean your own or its own.
SP: Cada estudiante tiene su propio escritorio.
EN: Each student has their own desk.

Mary se cosió su propio traje.

Mary sewed her own suit.

Tengo un amigo que corta su propio pelo.

I have a friend who cuts his own hair.

Nadie es su propio enemigo.

No one is their own enemy.

Tom quiere abrir su propio restaurante.

Tom wants to open his own restaurant.

Tom es su propio mayor enemigo.

Tom is his own worst enemy.

Según la leyenda, Osiris fue asesinado por su propio hermano, Seth.

According to legend, Osiris was murdered by his own brother, Seth.

Es muy difícil para cualquiera ser objetivo acerca de su propio carácter.

It is very difficult for anyone to be objective about their own character.

Culpó a otros por su propio fracaso.

He blamed others for his own failure.

Fue asesinado por su propio hermano.

He was murdered by his own brother.

Vive en su propio mundo.

He lives in his own world.

Se espera que cada persona traiga su propio almuerzo.

Each person is expected to bring their own lunch.

Tom hace su propio vino en casa.

Tom makes his own wine at home.

Un zorro huele el primero su propio hedor.

A fox smells its own stench first.

Se habrán fijado que han empezado a su aire, a su propio ritmo.

You may have noticed that they started in their own way, at their own pace.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Le mató su propio hermano.

He was killed by his own brother.

Mary cosió su propio vestido de boda.

Mary sewed her own wedding dress.

Para su sorpresa, el ladrón resultó ser su propio hijo.

To his surprise, the thief turned out to be his own son.

Tom no puede escribir ni su propio nombre.

Tom can't even write his own name.

Que tengan su propio juicio sobre todo.

Let them form their own opinions about everything.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Tienen su propio lenguaje, nadie entiende lo que dicen.

They have their own language, nobody understands what they say.

Todos deberían ser amos de su propio destino.

Everyone should be master of their own destiny.

Él no fue consciente de su propio error.

He was unaware of his own mistake.

Cada tienda debe tener su propio estilo.

Each store should have its own style.

— Fallen angels (Ángeles caídos) (1995)

Pero sólo oye su propio latido.

But he only hears his own heartbeat.

— Hamnet (2025)

Rusia firmó su propio tratado de paz con Alemania.

Russia signed its own peace treaty with Germany.

Se perdió en su propio museo, ¿eh?

He got lost in his own museum, huh?

— Indiana Jones y la última cruzada (1989)

Juan no sabe localizar su propio país en el mapa.

Juan doesn't know how to locate his own country on the map.

Ella le dijo a Schiller que tenía miedo de su propio marido.

She told Schiller that she was afraid of her own husband.

— Contra la pared (2004)

Es como si tuvieran su propio lenguaje.

It's like they have their own language.

Tomás asesinó a su propio padre.

Tomás murdered his own father.

Un zorro huele él primero su propio olor.

A fox smells its own scent first.

Él limpia su propio cuarto.

He cleans his own room.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Todos en esa familia tienen su propio auto.

Everyone in that family has their own car.

Anandji está abriendo su propio centro.

Anandji is opening his own center.

— Super 30 (2019)

Nadie ha visto nunca su propio cerebro.

No one has ever seen their own brain.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Todos necesitan encontrar su propio camino.

Everyone needs to find their own path.

Sólo quiero que regrese a su propio reino.

I just want him to return to his own kingdom.

— Nausicaä del valle del viento (1984)

Se olvidó de su propio nombre.

He forgot his own name.

Ella sintió incertidumbre sobre su propio futuro.

She felt uncertain about her own future.

Mi amigo quiere tener su propio coche.

My friend wants to have his own car.

Ella es orgullosa de su propio talento.

She is proud of her own talent.

Debes dejar que las cosas sigan su propio curso.

You must let things take their natural course.

Siempre está acompañado o en su propio barrio.

He is always accompanied or in his own neighborhood.

Él es su propio jefe.

He is his own boss.

Sazae siempre se olvida de su propio número de teléfono.

Sazae always forgets her own phone number.

Los cabilios tienen su propio pasaporte.

The Kabyles have their own passport.

Él maneja su propio coche.

He drives his own car.

Tom es su propio peor enemigo.

Tom is his own worst enemy.

Será un invitado en su propio jardín.

He will be a guest in your own garden.

Un pájaro Koel nunca hace su propio nido.

A Koel bird never builds its own nest.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Él no se ha dado cuenta de su propio error.

He has not realized his own mistake.

Él estaba orgulloso de su propio auto-control.

He was proud of his own self-control.

Tom hace las cosas a su propio paso.

Tom does things at his own pace.

La multitud quiere sangre y Final Dude se convierte víctima de su propio éxito.

The crowd wants blood, and Final Dude becomes a victim of his own success.

— The Running Man (2025)

Cada persona debe responder por su propio destino.

Each person must answer for their own destiny.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Lo que no sabía es que ella tenía su propio plan.

What he didn't know was that she had her own plan.

— Perdición (1944)

Tom se comió su propio zapato.

Tom ate his own shoe.

Tom hace su propio vino.

Tom makes his own wine.

Él no era consciente de su propio error.

He was unaware of his own mistake.

Decidieron buscar su propio lugar.

They decided to find their own place.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Hay que jugar con su propio cerebro.

You have to play with your own brain.

— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)

Por favor traiga su propio tenedor y cuchara.

Please bring your own fork and spoon.

El hombre mata en su propio nombre.

The man kills in his own name.

— Drácula (2025)

Él se avergüenza de su propio comportamiento.

He is ashamed of his own behavior.

Los médicos dijeron que ella lo hará en su propio tiempo.

The doctors said she will do it in her own time.

— La canción del mar (2014)

En su propio suelo.

On their own ground.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Tomás mató a su propio padre.

Thomas killed his own father.

Todos los demás deben haber encontrado su propio camino.

Everyone else must have found their own way.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Una pulga puede saltar doscientas veces su propio tamaño.

A flea can jump two hundred times its own size.

El peor dolor para una madre es tener que enterrar a su propio hijo.

The worst pain for a mother is having to bury her own child.

El pone las plumas para su propio nido.

He puts the feathers in his own nest.

Britt necesita su propio espacio.

Britt needs her own space.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Cada estudiante usa su propio computador.

Each student uses their own computer.

Pienso que cada uno hace su propio destino.

I think everyone makes their own destiny.

Ni siquiera habla bien su propio idioma, ni hablar de francés.

He/She doesn’t even speak their own language well, let alone French.

Cada uno debe encontrar después su propio cacharro.

Each person must then find their own gadget.

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)

Muchos grupos tienen su propio saludo.

Many groups have their own greeting.

— La ola (2008)

Quizá usted pensó que era su propio olor.

Maybe you thought it was your own smell.

Y la respuesta tiene que estar en la naturaleza de su propio relato.

And the answer has to lie in the nature of their own story.

— Contratiempo (2017)

El hijo del gran actor se convirtió en buen actor con su propio esfuerzo.

The son of the great actor became a good actor through his own efforts.

Va a abrir su propio club de jazz.

He’s going to open his own jazz club.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

Cada persona madura a su propio paso.

Each person matures at their own pace.

A su propio dios.

To their own god.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Vi a la esposa matar a su propio hijo.

I saw the wife kill her own son.

Te quiere, como si fueras su propio hijo.

He loves you as if you were his own child.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Él es su propio amo.

He is his own master.

Llevó a cabo su propio plan.

He carried out his own plan.

Todos creen en su propio potencial.

Everyone believes in their own potential.

Los cabilios tienen su propio parlamento.

The Kabyles have their own parliament.

Columbia Records no puede contener su propio licor.

Columbia Records cannot contain its own liquor.

— Такси-блюз (1990)

Ella ama al chico como si fuera su propio hijo.

She loves the boy as if he were her own son.

Confiar en que elija su propio camino.

Trust him to choose his own path.

Vendió su propio coche sin vacilar lo más mínimo.

He sold his own car without the slightest hesitation.