a su madre

to his/her mother

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phrase Common #2,580
to his/her mother Used when the action is directed toward a specific person; 'a' is often required before a direct object that is a person.
SP: Le escribió a su madre todos los días.
EN: He wrote to his mother every day.

No encuentro que ella se parezca a su madre.

I don't think she looks like her mother.

A menudo él preocupaba a su madre.

He often worried his mother.

Estaba visitando a su madre adoptiva.

She was visiting her adoptive mother.

Esos niños esperan a su madre.

Those children are waiting for their mother.

Visitó a su madre.

He visited his mother.

Ella se rehúsa a escuchar a su madre.

She refuses to listen to her mother.

Él escribe cartas a su madre.

He writes letters to his mother.

Suplicó a su madre dejarle ir a la fiesta.

He begged his mother to let him go to the party.

Ella se parece muchísimo a su madre.

She looks a lot like her mother.

Verá morir a su madre como hiciste .

You will see your mother die just as you did.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Y quise mucho a su madre.

And I loved his mother very much.

— Bacurau (2019)

De vez en cuando, le escribe a su madre una carta.

From time to time, he writes a letter to his mother.

Tenía prisa por ver a su madre.

He was eager to see his mother.

Jooyeon se parecerá a su madre.

Jooyeon will look like her mother.

— Encontré al diablo (2010)

La chica suplicó a su madre que la acompañara.

The girl begged her mother to accompany her.

Mary está ayudando a su madre.

Mary is helping her mother.

Destrozaré a su madre.

I will destroy his mother.

— Gangs of Wasseypur. Parte 1 (2012)

Ella me recuerda mucho a su madre.

She reminds me a lot of her mother.

No quiero que vuelva a perder a su madre.

I don't want him to lose his mother again.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

El niño le hizo una pregunta a su madre.

The boy asked his mother a question.

Él nunca olvida escribir a su madre cada semana.

He never forgets to write to his mother every week.

Pero quería encontrar a su madre.

But he wanted to find his mother.

— Incendies (2010)

Solo permití a Gloria ver a su madre.

I only allowed Gloria to see her mother.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

Desde entonces no podía ni mirar a su madre.

Since then, he couldn't even look at his mother.

Ella hace feliz a su madre.

She makes her mother happy.

Nora admira a su madre.

Nora admires her mother.

Tom le ayuda a su madre con la cena.

Tom helps his mother with dinner.

Clavada a su madre.

Just like her mother.

— La noche americana (1973)

Ella hizo feliz a su madre.

She made her mother happy.

Escucharon a su madre.

They listened to their mother.

— Hamnet (2025)

Tengo que devolver un bebé a su madre que trabaja por aquí.

I have to return a baby to its mother who works around here.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

Salió a su madre.

She takes after her mother.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Encontré a su madre muerta.

I found his mother dead.

El niño estaba solo en el patio esperando a su madre.

The boy was alone in the yard waiting for his mother.

Él cuidó a su madre después de la muerte de su padre.

He took care of his mother after his father’s death.

Gloria me pidió ver a su madre.

Gloria asked me to see her mother.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

Comprar un motel en otra ciudad donde no deba esconder a su madre.

Buy a motel in another city where he doesn't have to hide his mother.

— Psicosis (1960)

Mandó flores a su madre.

He sent flowers to his mother.

Le debe el éxito a su madre, que siempre creyó en él.

He owes his success to his mother, who always believed in him.

Llegará el tren y no habrá nadie para recibir a su madre.

The train will arrive and there will be no one to meet his mother.

— Hasta que llegó su hora (1968)

El niño se aferra a su madre.

The child clings to his mother.

María saludó a su madre con un beso.

Maria greeted her mother with a kiss.

Que le pregunte a su madre si estaba tan disgustada.

Ask her if her mother was so upset.

— Carandiru (2003)

Y me imagino que a su madre.

And I imagine his mother.

Va a aceptar la cirugía, porque quiere a su madre.

He is going to agree to the surgery because he loves his mother.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Los domingos acompaña a su madre a la iglesia.

On Sundays he accompanies his mother to church.

— American Gangster (2007)

Fred escribió una extensa carta a su madre.

Fred wrote a long letter to his mother.

Pensó que lo ayudaría a ver a su madre.

He thought it would help him see his mother.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

He interrogado a su madre.

I questioned his mother.

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

Jamás volvería a ver a su madre.

He would never see his mother again.

Él dejó a su madre y a su novia en Francia.

He left his mother and his girlfriend in France.

No pienso que ella se parezca a su madre.

I don't think she looks like her mother.

Podemos dejar atrás a Seamus, dejar atrás a su madre.

We can leave Seamus behind, leave his mother behind.

— The Dreadful (2026)

Un hijo no debe dejar sola a su madre enferma.

A son should not leave his sick mother alone.

— მონანიება (1987)

Está destinada a comerse a su madre.

She is destined to eat her mother.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

Como yo, él también perdió a su madre cuando era niño.

Like me, he also lost his mother when he was a child.

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

Las dos se parecen mucho a su madre.

The two of them look a lot like their mother.

— Your Name (2016)

Ella tiene que cuidar a su madre.

She has to take care of her mother.

Ella tampoco le habla a su madre.

She doesn't speak to her mother either.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Al ver a su madre, el niño perdido rompió en llanto.

Upon seeing his mother, the lost child burst into tears.

Tuvieron que llevar a su madre al hospital.

They had to take their mother to the hospital.

Estamos consolando a su madre.

We are comforting his mother.

La niña me señaló a su madre.

The girl pointed to her mother.

El bebe está buscando a su madre.

The baby is looking for its mother.

Fred le escribió una larga carta a su madre.

Fred wrote a long letter to his mother.

El bebé necesita a su madre.

The baby needs its mother.

Mary le dio la bienvenida a su madre con un beso.

Mary welcomed her mother with a kiss.

La chica estaba siempre siguiendo a su madre.

The girl was always following her mother.

Ella le recuerda a su madre.

She reminds him of his mother.

Ah, ¡mira a los patitos siguiendo a su madre!

Ah, look at the ducklings following their mother!

El niño extrañaba mucho a su madre.

The boy missed his mother very much.

Él le escribe a su madre de vez en cuando.

He writes to his mother from time to time.

El hijo le hizo una pregunta a su madre.

The son asked his mother a question.

Quizá Morhange quiera ver a su madre.

Perhaps Morhange wants to see his mother.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Nosotros visitamos a su madre en la cabaña.

We visited his mother at the cabin.

— El viento que agita la cebada (2006)

Ella repetía lo que había oído a su madre.

She repeated what she had heard from her mother.

No pasa una semana sin que le escriba a su madre.

Not a week goes by without him writing to his mother.