svůj

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svuːj/
  • (file)

Pronoun

svůj m

  1. one's own; belonging to the subject, of the subject, or related to the subject; reflexive possessive pronoun; thus rendered as possessive pronouns including my, your, his, her, our, their, depending on the subject.
    Vidím svého otce. — I see my father.
    Alena se loučí se svými sestrami. — Alice says goodbye to her sisters.
    Matky obvykle milují své děti. — Mothers usually love their children.

Declension

Further reading

  • svůj in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • svůj in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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