свой
/[svoj]/
Russianpron
Definitions
- 1.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).
- 2.allied, friendly
- 3.peculiar
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- на свои́
- своё я
- свои да наши
- свой своему́ понево́ле брат
- свой своему́ понево́ле друг
Related words (7)
- своево́льный
- своеобра́зный
- сво́йство
- свойство́
- своя́к
- своя́ченица
- усво́ить
Etymology
PIE word *swé Inherited from Old East Slavic свои (svoi), from Proto-Slavic *svojь. Cognates include Latin suus, Ancient Greek ἕ (hé), Sanskrit स्वतह् (svataḥ), and perhaps Old English self.
Forms
- svojromanization
- свойmasculine • nominative • possessive
- своёneuter • nominative • possessive
- своя́feminine • nominative • possessive
- своего́genitive • masculine • neuter • possessive
- свое́йfeminine • genitive • possessive
- своему́dative • masculine • neuter • possessive
- свое́йdative • feminine • possessive
- своего́accusative • animate • masculine • possessive
- своёaccusative • neuter • possessive
- свою́accusative • feminine • possessive
- свойaccusative • inanimate • masculine • possessive
- свои́мinstrumental • masculine • neuter • possessive
- свое́йfeminine • instrumental • possessive
- свое́юfeminine • instrumental • possessive
- своёмmasculine • neuter • possessive • prepositional
- свое́йfeminine • possessive • prepositional
- свойdated • masculine • nominative • possessive
- своёdated • neuter • nominative • possessive
- своя́dated • feminine • nominative • possessive
- своего́dated • genitive • masculine • neuter • possessive
- свое́йdated • feminine • genitive • possessive
- своея́dated • feminine • genitive • possessive
- своему́dated • dative • masculine • neuter • possessive
- свое́йdated • dative • feminine • possessive
- своего́accusative • animate • dated • masculine • possessive
- своёaccusative • dated • neuter • possessive
- свою́accusative • dated • feminine • possessive
- свойaccusative • dated • inanimate • masculine • possessive
- свои́мъdated • instrumental • masculine • neuter • possessive
- свое́йdated • feminine • instrumental • possessive
- свое́юdated • feminine • instrumental • possessive
- своёмъdated • masculine • neuter • possessive • prepositional
- свое́йdated • feminine • possessive • prepositional
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | — | свои́ |
| Genitive | — | свои́х, свои́хъ (archaic) |
| Dative | — | свои́м, свои́мъ (archaic) |
| Accusative | — | свои́х, свои́, свои́хъ (archaic) |
| Instrumental | — | свои́ми |
| Prepositional | — | свои́х, свои́хъ (archaic) |
Nominative
Singular
—
Plural
свои́
Genitive
Singular
—
Plural
свои́х, свои́хъ (archaic)
Dative
Singular
—
Plural
свои́м, свои́мъ (archaic)
Accusative
Singular
—
Plural
свои́х, свои́, свои́хъ (archaic)
Instrumental
Singular
—
Plural
свои́ми
Prepositional
Singular
—
Plural
свои́х, свои́хъ (archaic)