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свой

свой

See also: свои and свој

Belarusian

Determiner

свой (svoj) m

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

Declension

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svojь, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyos.

Pronoun

свой (svoj) m

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

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svojь, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyos. Cognates include Latin suus, Ancient Greek (), Sanskrit स्वतह् (svataḥ), and perhaps Old English self.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svoj]

Pronoun

свой (svoj) m

  1. (possessive) one's, my, his, her, its, our, your, their (always refers to the subject of the sentence)
    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 говори́т о своём сы́не.Oná govorít o svojóm sýne. ― She’s talking about her son (her own son).
    Она́ говори́т о её сы́не.Oná govorít o jejó sýne. ― She’s talking about her son (another lady’s son).
  2. one's own
  3. peculiar

Declension

Related terms

Derived terms

  • своё я (svojó ja)
  • свой своему́ понево́ле брат (svoj svojemú ponevóle brat), свой своему́ понево́ле друг (svoj svojemú ponevóle drug)
  • на свои́ (na svoí)