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su abuelo

his grandfather; her grandfather; your grandfather

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phrase Common #9,692
his grandfather; her grandfather; your grandfather Su can also mean “their” or formal “your.” The example sentences also use the plural form sus abuelos, meaning “his/her/their grandparents.”
SP: Su abuelo vive cerca de aquí.
EN: His grandfather lives nearby.

Él no habla finlandés, 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.

La niña está leyendo con su abuelo.

The girl is reading with her grandfather.

Su abuelo murió escribiendo una carta.

His grandfather died writing a letter.

Y ahí fue cuando su abuelo la llevó a Muskaan.

And that was when her grandfather took her to Muskaan.

— Barfi! (2012)

Él se parece a su abuelo.

He looks like his grandfather.

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)

Fue criada por su abuelo.

She was raised by her grandfather.

Su abuelo falleció pacíficamente.

Her grandfather passed away peacefully.

¿Estás seguro de ser su abuelo?

Are you sure you're his grandfather?

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Se parece a su abuelo.

He looks like his grandfather.

Es la viva imagen de su abuelo.

He/She is the spitting image of their grandfather.

Él le teme a su abuelo.

He is afraid of his grandfather.

Ella fue criada por su abuelo.

She was raised by her grandfather.

Él no habla finés, pero su abuelo sí.

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

Se parece a a su abuelo.

He looks like his grandfather.

— Como agua para chocolate (1992)

Su abuelo se suicidó en aquella casa.

His grandfather committed suicide in that house.

Como ve, la salud de su abuelo ha empeorado.

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

— Barfi! (2012)

Su abuelo murió de cáncer el año pasado.

Her grandfather died of cancer last year.

Se acomodó en el sillón de su abuelo.

He settled into his grandfather's armchair.

Dicen que su abuelo y su padre eran muy queridos.

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

— Zárójelentés (2020)

Mary colgó la foto de su abuelo sobre la chimenea.

Mary hung the photo of her grandfather above the fireplace.

¿Usted no tenía vínculo con su abuelo?

You didn't have a relationship with your grandfather?

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

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.

Nunca pueden venir aquí a ver a su abuelo.

They can never come here to see their grandfather.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Tom no se acuerda de su abuelo.

Tom doesn’t remember his grandfather.

Su abuelo tiene muy buena salud para su edad.

Her grandfather is in very good health for his age.

Le dieron al niño el nombre de su abuelo.

They gave the child his grandfather's name.

El chico está hablando a su abuelo.

The boy is talking to his grandfather.

Tom tiene solo vagos recuerdos de su abuelo.

Tom has only vague memories of his grandfather.

Su abuelo murió de cáncer hace un año.

Her grandfather died of cancer a year ago.

¿Cuántos años podría tener su abuelo?

How old might their grandfather be?

Eran de su abuelo.

They belonged to his grandfather.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

La chica lee con su abuelo.

The girl reads with her grandfather.

¿Trabajas para su abuelo?

Do you work for his grandfather?

— Ya no estoy aquí (2019)

El viejo me dijo que es su abuelo.

The old man told me he was his grandfather.

— Nazarín (1959)