svůj

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech svój, from Proto-Slavic *svojь, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European *swé.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvuːj]
  • (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
  • svůj in Internetová jazyková příručka
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