свой

See also: свои and свој

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svoj]

Pronoun

свой • (svoj)

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

Declension

See also

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svɔj]

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

Declension of свой (no comparative)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite свой
svoj
сво́я
svója
сво́е
svóe
сво́и
svói
definite
(subject form)
сво́ят
svójat
сво́ята, сво́йта1
svójata, svójta1
сво́ето, сво́йто1
svóeto, svójto1
сво́ите, сво́йте1
svóite, svójte1
definite
(object form)
сво́я
svója
short form си
si

1Poetic.

Bulgarian possessive pronouns
possessor singular plural
first person (my, our) мой (moj) наш (naš)
second person
(your)
informal твой (tvoj) ваш (vaš)
formal Ваш (Vaš)
third person
(his, her, its, their)
masculine не́гов (négov) те́хен (téhen)
feminine не́ин (néin)
neuter не́гов (négov)
reflexive свой (svoj)
This table presents the masculine singular indefinite (lemma) forms only. Visit the individual entries to study all forms.

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

Anagrams

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak svoj, from Proto-Slavic *svojь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvɔj]
  • Rhymes: -ɔj
  • Hyphenation: свой

Pronoun

свой (svoj)

  1. one's own: reflexive possessive pronoun (my, his, her, its, our, your, their)
    каждому свойоkaždomu svojoto each their own

Declension

Declension of свой
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter virile nonvirile
nominative свой (svoj) своя (svoja) свойо (svojo) свойо (svojo)
genitive свойого (svojoho) своєй (svojej) свойого (svojoho) своїх (svojix)
dative свойому (svojomu) своєй (svojej) свойому (svojomu) своїм (svojim)
accusative personal/animal inanimate свою (svoju) свойо (svojo) своїх (svojix) свойо (svojo)
свойого (svojoho) свой (svoj)
instrumental своїм (svojim) свою (svoju) своїм (svojim) своїма (svojima)
locative своїм / свойому (svojim / svojomu) своєй (svojej) своїм / свойому (svojim / svojomu) своїх (svojix)
vocative свой (svoj) своя (svoja) свойо (svojo) свойо (svojo)

References

Russian

Etymology

PIE word
*swé

Inherited from Old East Slavic свои (svoi), from Proto-Slavic *svojь.

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svoj]
  • Audio:(file)

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • на свои́ (na svoí)
  • своё я (svojó ja)
  • свои да наши (svoi da naši)
  • свой своему́ понево́ле брат (svoj svojemú ponevóle brat), свой своему́ понево́ле друг (svoj svojemú ponevóle drug)