No. 178 in Latvian
sava
"Own" or "one's own."
In a sentence
Viņa pastāvīgi domā par savu nākotni.
She constantly thinks about her future.
Here, "savu" refers to the possessive pronoun in the accusative case used for the third-person singular, indicating possession in a grammatical context.
Es saskāru sava drauga rokassprādzi.
I touched my friend's bracelet.
In this context, "sava" is the genitive singular feminine form of the possessive pronoun, referring to ownership with association to the subject.
Mums ir jāciena savas tradīcijas.
We must respect our traditions.
The word "savas" functions as the genitive plural feminine form of the possessive pronoun, denoting possession related to us in the plural.
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