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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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