No. 80 in Croatian
svojim
"Svojim" means "to/with/by one's own" in English, referring to possession or association.
In a sentence
Moj prijatelj je vrlo ponosan na svojim postignućima.
My friend is very proud of his achievements.
In this sentence, 'svojim' functions as a reflexive possessive adjective that relates the achievements ('postignućima') to the subject of the sentence (my friend).
Razgovarali su sa svojim učiteljem o projektu.
They talked with their teacher about the project.
Here, 'svojim' is used to denote possession in a reflexive sense, clarifying that the teacher ('učiteljem') belongs or is related to the people talking.
Ona pomaže svojim roditeljima svaki dan.
She helps her parents every day.
In this example, 'svojim' establishes the connection between the parents ('roditeljima') and the subject ('she'), emphasizing the reflexive ownership.
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