No. 231 in Bulgarian

своята

"Своята" means "one's own" in English.

In a sentence

Тя откри своята сила в трудните моменти.
She discovered her own strength during difficult times.
Here, "своята" functions as a possessive pronoun and reflects ownership, meaning "her own" with an emphasis on personal possession.
Всеки избира своята съдба сам.
Everyone chooses their own fate themselves.
"Своята" emphasizes a self-referential possession, aligning 'destiny' to the subject of the sentence.
Учениците защитиха своите знания по време на изпита.
The students defended their own knowledge during the exam.
"Своите" (plural form of "своята") is used to intensify the connection between the students and their knowledge, implying possession.

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