No. 84 in Latvian
savā
"Savā" means "in one's own" or "in their own" in English.
In a sentence
Es dzīvoju savā mājā.
I live in my house.
The word 'savā' is used to emphasize possession of the house by the subject 'I', matching the reflexive pronoun's form with the appropriate grammatical case.
Viņa stāstīja par savā dzīvē pieredzēto.
She talked about what she experienced in her life.
'Savā' denotes possession and connection to the subject 'She,' referring to her own life in a locative case context.
Mēs piedalījāmies savā pirmajā sacensībā.
We participated in our first competition.
Here, 'savā' connects the description of 'first competition' directly to the subject 'We,' specifically in locative, showing belonging and particularity.
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