See also: свои and свој

Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.

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Pronoun

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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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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свой (svoj)

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

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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PIE word
*swé

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [svoj]
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Pronoun

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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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