suyo

Asturian

Adjective

suyo

1. neuter of suyu

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Spanish

Etymology

From su, modified by analogy with mío.

Pronunciation

 

• 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 m sg (plural suyos, feminine suya, feminine plural suyas)

1. his, hers, its
2. theirs
3. (formal) yours

Derived terms

• salirse con la suya

 

Related terms

    Spanish possessive pronouns

			Possessee
			Singular		Plural
			Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Possessor	Singular	First person	mío	mía	míos	mías
		Second person	tuyo	tuya	tuyos	tuyas
		Third person	suyo	suya	suyos	suyas
	plural	First person	nuestro	nuestra	nuestros	nuestras
		Second person	vuestro	vuestra	vuestros	vuestras
		Third person	suyo	suya	suyos	suyas

Determiner

suyo m sg (plural suyos, feminine suya, feminine plural suyas)

1. his, hers, its, to her

   El teléfono es suyo.

   The telephone is his/hers.

2. theirs, their, to them
3. (formal) yours, your, to you

   El teléfono es suyo.

   The telephone is yours.

Related terms

    Spanish possessive determiners

possessor		preposed		postposed or standalone
		possessee		possessee
		singular	plural	singular		plural
				masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
First person:	singular:	mi	mis	mío	mía	míos	mías
	plural:	(same as postposed/standalone)		nuestro	nuestra	nuestros	nuestras
Second person (informal):	singular:	tu	tus	tuyo	tuya	tuyos	tuyas
	plural:	(same as postposed/standalone)		vuestro	vuestra	vuestros	vuestras
Third person:		su	sus	suyo	suya	suyos	suyas

Further reading

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