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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech svój, from Proto-Slavic *svojь, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European *swé.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
svůj m
- one's own; belonging to the subject, of the subject, or related to the subject; reflexive possessive pronoun; thus rendered as possessive pronouns including my, your, his, her, our, their, depending on the subject
- Vidím svého otce. ― I see my father.
- Alena se loučí se svými sestrami. ― Alice says goodbye to her sisters.
- Matky obvykle milují své děti. ― Mothers usually love their children.
Declension
Declension of svůj (irregular)
| singular
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masculine animate
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masculine inanimate
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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svůj
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svá, svoje
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své, svoje
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| genitive
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svého
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své, svojí
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svého
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| dative
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svému
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své, svojí
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svému
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| accusative
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svého
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svůj
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svou, svoji
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své, svoje
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| locative
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svém
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své, svojí
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svém
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| instrumental
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svým
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svou, svojí
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svým
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| plural
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masculine animate
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masculine inanimate
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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sví, svoji
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své, svoje
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svá, svoje
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| genitive
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svých
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| dative
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svým
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| accusative
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své, svoje
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svá, svoje
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| locative
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svých
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| instrumental
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svými
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Further reading
- “svůj”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “svůj”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “svůj”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)