Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/ˈsweɣɾo/

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Translation

father-in-law

Word origin

From Latin socer ('father-in-law'), from an older Indo-European root shared with English 'sire' and related family terms.

Origin
Latin
Root
socer

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralsuegros

Examples

pescar .

My father-in-law taught me to fish last summer.

.

We are going to have lunch at my in-laws' house on Sunday.

Ana carpintero.

Ana's father-in-law works as a carpenter.

¿ ?

Does your father-in-law live near you?

.

I get on very well with my father-in-law.

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This word is part of lesson 91.