Accordsuegro
el suegro
father-in-law
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How do you say suegro in Spanish?
How do you pronounce suegro in Spanish?
suegro is pronounced /el ˈsweɣɾo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
Mi suegro es muy trabajador y siempre ayuda en casa.
My father-in-law is very hardworking and always helps around the house.
El suegro de mi amiga es un hombre mayor y jubilado.
My friend's father-in-law is an older man and retired.
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Why is it masculine?
Suegro (father-in-law) is masculine because it derives from Latin "socer," which was inherently a masculine noun denoting a male relative by marriage. Spanish maintained the grammatical gender of its Latin etymon, as it did for most inherited vocabulary.
What is the Spanish word for father-in-law?
The Spanish word for father-in-law is el suegro — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | suocero | il | masculine |
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