No. 784 in Croatian
svojom
"By/with one's own."
In a sentence
Marko je ponosan na svojom novom biciklu.
Marko is proud of his new bicycle.
Here, 'svojom' refers to 'his own', indicating possession by the subject of the sentence, 'Marko', and it is in the instrumental case synchronized with the noun 'biciklu'.
Ana provodi vijeme sa svojom obitelji.
Ana spends time with her family.
In this instance, 'svojom' means 'her own', implying Ana's possession, and aligns with the instrumental case required by the preposition 'sa' and the noun 'obitelji'.
Djeca su veselila svojom pobjedom.
The children were delighted with their victory.
Here, 'svojom' expresses 'their own', linking possession to the plural subject 'Djeca' and is in the instrumental case matching the noun 'pobjedom'.
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