suyo

Spanish

Etymology

From su, modified by analogy with mio.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈsuʝo/ [ˈsu.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsuʝo/ [ˈsu.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈsuʃo/ [ˈsu.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsuʒo/ [ˈsu.ʒo]

Pronoun

suyo

1. His, hers, its.
2. Theirs.
3. (formal) Yours.

Derived terms

• salirse con la suya

 

Adjective

suyo

1. His, hers, its, to her.
   • El teléfono es suyo.

     (translation) The telephone is his/hers/its.

2. Theirs, their, to them.
3. (formal) Yours, your, to you.
   • El teléfono es suyo.

     (translation) The telephone is yours.

Further reading

• “suyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014