său

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See also: sau, Sau, SAU, sáu, sâu, s-au, and sau-

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *seus or *sous, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic *sowos, from Proto-Indo-European *sewos, from *swé (“self”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səw/
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Determiner

său m or n (feminine singular sa, masculine plural săi, feminine and neuter plural sale)

  1. (form of el and ea used as a possessive determiner) his / her
    Synonyms: (masculine) lui; (feminine) ei

Usage notes

Though infrequently used, său is preferred to ei or lui when the possessed object belongs to the subject of the sentence. For example:

Eu vorbesc cu prietenul lui. ― I am talking with his friend.
El vorbește cu prietenul său. ― He is talking with his (own) friend.

Declension

Declension of său (indefinite only)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite său sa săi sale
definite — — — —
genitive/
dative 		indefinite său sale săi sale
definite — — — —

Pronoun

său m or n

  1. (preceded by "al") his/hers (that which is his or hers)

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