Learn Spanish (Latin America): Su perro come mis zapatos.

Su perro come mis zapatos.

His dog eats my shoes.

Breakdown of Su perro come mis zapatos.

Questions & Answers about Su perro come mis zapatos.

Why does the sentence use mis instead of mi?

In Spanish, possessive words like mi (my) have to match the amount of things being owned. Because zapatos (shoes) is plural, you must add an s to make it mis zapatos.

Does su specifically mean "his"?

Not exactly! Su is a very flexible word that can mean his, her, its, your (formal you), or their. We only know it means "his" here because of the English translation. In real life, context makes it clear who the dog belongs to.

If the dog belonged to multiple people (their dog), would we use sus perro?

No, and this is a very common trap! Possessive words in Spanish match the thing being owned, never the owner. Because there is only one dog (perro), you must use the singular su, even if it is "their" dog. You only use sus if there are multiple dogs (sus perros).

Why is the verb come instead of como?

Come is the form of the verb comer (to eat) used for he, she, or it. Since the dog (su perro) is doing the eating, we treat it as an "it" or "he" and use come. Como would mean "I eat".