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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Pronoun
јој (Latin spelling joj)
- to her (clitic dative singular of о̀на (“she”))
- (emphatic, possessive, dative) her, of hers (clitic dative singular of òna (“she”))
Где јој је ауто?- Where is her car?
Declension
Inflection of 3rd-person pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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| Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| nominative
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о̑н
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о̀на
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о̀но
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о̀ни
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о̀не
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о̀на
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| genitive
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ње̏га, га
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ње̑, је
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ње̏га, га
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њи̑х, их
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њи̑х, их
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њи̑х, их
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| dative
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ње̏му, му
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њо̑ј, јој
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ње̏му, му
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њи̏ма, им
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њи̏ма, им
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њи̏ма, им
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| accusative
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ње̏га, га, њ
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њу̑, ју, је, њу
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ње̏га, га, њ
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њи̑х, их
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њи̑х, их
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њи̑х, их
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| vocative
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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| locative
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ње̏м, ње̏му
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њо̑ј
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ње̏м, ње̏му
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њи̏ма
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њи̏ма
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њи̏ма
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| instrumental
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њи̑м, њи́ме
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њо̑м, њо́ме
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њи̑м, њи́ме
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њи̏ма
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њи̏ма
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њи̏ма
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Etymology 2
Of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation
Interjection
јо̑ј (Latin spelling jȏj)
- woe! alas!
References
- “јој”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024