suyo

Spanish

Etymology

From su, modified by analogy with mío.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuɟ͡ʝo/, [ˈsuʝo]

Pronoun

suyo

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

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.

Related terms

    Spanish possessive adjectives

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.