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suo

his

determiner SOO-oh Common

Origin: from Latin suus

Also means

her

Usage Note

Suo is the third-person possessive and agrees with the thing owned, not the owner, so it equally means 'his', 'her' or 'its' (la sua casa can be his or her house). Forms are suo, sua, suoi, sue. Capitalised Suo is the formal 'your'.

Examples

"Questa è la sua macchina."

Natural Translation

This is his car.

Literal Translation

This is the his car.

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