svoj
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyos.
Pronoun
svȏj (Cyrillic spelling сво̑ј)
- (possessive-reflexive) one's own
- Imam svoje brige. ― I have my own worries.
- Pazite na svoju d(j)ecu. ― Take care of your children.
- Uzmi svoj sendvič. ― Take your sandwich.
- Budi svoj! ― Be yourself!
Declension
declension of svoj
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svȏj | svòja | svòje | |
| genitive | svòjēg(a) / svȏg(a) | svòjē | svòjēg(a) / svȏg(a) | |
| dative | svòjem(u) / svôm(e) | svòjōj | svòjem(u) / svôm(e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
svȏj svòjēg(a) / svȏg(a) |
svòju | svòje |
| vocative | svȏj | svòja | svòje | |
| locative | svòjem(u) / svôm(e) | svòjōj | svòjem(u) / svôm(e) | |
| instrumental | svòjīm | svòjōm | svòjīm | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | svòji | svòje | svòja | |
| genitive | svòjīh | svòjīh | svòjīh | |
| dative | svòjīm / svòjima | svòjīm / svòjima | svòjīm / svòjima | |
| accusative | svòje | svòje | svòja | |
| vocative | svòji | svòje | svòja | |
| locative | svòjīm / svòjima | svòjīm / svòjima | svòjīm / svòjima | |
| instrumental | svòjīm / svòjima | svòjīm / svòjima | svòjīm / svòjima | |
See also
| my | your | his | her | its | our | your | their | reflexive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| moj | tvoj | njegov | njen/njezin | njegov | naš | vaš | njihov | svoj |
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
svoj
Declension
Declension of svoj (irregular)
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | svoj | svoja | svoje | |
| genitive | svojho | svojej | svojho | |
| dative | svojmu | svojej | svojmu | |
| accusative | svojho | svoj | svoju | svoje |
| locative | svojom | svojej | svojom | |
| instrumental | svojím | svojou | svojím | |
| plural | ||||
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | svoji | svoje | ||
| genitive | svojich | |||
| dative | svojim | |||
| accusative | svojich | svoje | ||
| locative | svojich | |||
| instrumental | svojimi | |||
Related terms
Slovak personal pronouns
Further reading
- “svoj”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.
Pronunciation
Determiner
svọ́j
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Soft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nom. sing. | svoj | svoja | svoje |
| singular | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | svoj | svoja | svoje |
| genitive | svojega | svoje | svojega |
| dative | svojemu | svoji | svojemu |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
svojo | svoje |
| locative | svojem | svoji | svojem |
| instrumental | svojim | svojo | svojim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | svoja | svoji | svoji |
| genitive | svojih | svojih | svojih |
| dative | svojima | svojima | svojima |
| accusative | svoja | svoji | svoji |
| locative | svojih | svojih | svojih |
| instrumental | svojima | svojima | svojima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | svoji | svoje | svoja |
| genitive | svojih | svojih | svojih |
| dative | svojim | svojim | svojim |
| accusative | svoje | svoje | svoja |
| locative | svojih | svojih | svojih |
| instrumental | svojimi | svojimi | svojimi |