No. 166 in Croatian
svog
"Svog" is a reflexive possessive pronoun in Croatian, meaning "one's own."
In a sentence
Ivan je otišao kući po svog psa.
Ivan went home to get his dog.
Here, 'svog' is a possessive pronoun in the accusative case, referring to something that belongs to the subject (Ivan). It harmonizes with the gender and number of the possessed noun (masculine singular 'pas').
Ana pomaže svom prijatelju s domaćom zadaćom.
Ana is helping her friend with their homework.
In this sentence, 'svom' serves as a possessive pronoun in the dative case, indicating the relationship of possession between the acting subject (Ana) and the indirect object (friend).
Djeca su igrala igru u svom vrtu.
The children were playing a game in their garden.
The word 'svom' here is a possessive pronoun in the locative case, showing possession of the noun 'vrt' (garden) by the subject (the children).
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