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suegra

nounBeginner

What does “suegra” mean in English?

  1. mother-in-law

    mother-in-law (fem)

Example sentences

  • Mi suegra cocina muy bien.

    My mother-in-law cooks very well.

  • Mis suegros viven cerca.

    My in-laws live nearby.

  • La suegra de mi hermano es mexicana.

    My brother's mother-in-law is Mexican.

How to use it

Suegra means 'mother-in-law'. Feminine: la suegra. Masculine suegro ('father-in-law'). Plural suegros = 'in-laws' (her parents).

Common mistake

Suegros covers both parents-in-law (mother + father). Spanish defaults masculine plural for mixed-gender family pairs.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.