свой

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See also: свои and свој

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

свой (svoj)

  1. (possessive) one's, my, his, her, its, our, your, their (always refers to the subject of the sentence)

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

свой (svoj)

  1. one's, my, his, her, its, our, your, their (reflexive determiner/pronoun; always refers to the subject of the sentence)

Declension

References

  • свой”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • свой”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Russian

Etymology

PIE word
*swé

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.

Cognates include Latin suus, Ancient Greek (), Sanskrit स्वतह् (svataḥ), and perhaps Old English self.

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Pronoun

свой (svoj)

  1. (reflexive-possessive pronoun) one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their (always refers to the subject of the clause)
    Я курю́ свою́ сига́ру.Ja kurjú svojú sigáru.I’m smoking my cigar.
    Мы ку́рим свои́ сига́ры.My kúrim svoí sigáry.We’re smoking our cigars.
    Он ку́рит свою́ сига́ру.On kúrit svojú sigáru.He’s smoking his cigar (his own).
    Он ку́рит его́ сига́ру.On kúrit jevó sigáru.He’s smoking his (the other guy’s) cigar.
    Она́ ку́рит свою́ сига́ру.Oná kúrit svojú sigáru.She’s smoking her cigar (her own).
    Она́ ку́рит её сига́ру.Oná kúrit jejó sigáru.She’s smoking her (the other lady's) cigar.
  2. allied, friendly
  3. peculiar

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