Phrase · 🌸 Euphemism and tactful language

Su padre falleció la semana pasada.

Her father passed away last week.

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Why every word is where it is

Sudeterminerhis, her, its, your, their3rd sing.padrenounfathermasc. · sing.falleció1verbpassed awayfallecer · past · 3rd sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitesemananounweekfem. · sing.pasada2adjectivelast, pastpasado · fem. · sing..

Su → padre: m. sg.
pasada → semana: f. sg.

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
fallecer is the respectful verb for "die" (news, condolences).
2
la semana pasada = last week (no preposition).