No. 152 in Latvian
saviem
"Saviem" means "to their own" or "for their own" in English.
In a sentence
Es iedevu saviem draugiem dāvanas.
I gave gifts to my friends.
In this sentence, 'saviem' is the dative plural form of 'savējais' or related pronoun forms, indicating possession and association with the subject 'I'.
Mēs rūpējāmies par saviem dzīvniekiem.
We took care of our animals.
Here, 'saviem' indicates the animals belong to the collective group of the speakers, acting again in its dative plural form.
Viņi runāja ar saviem skolotājiem.
They talked with their teachers.
In this case, 'saviem' shows that the teachers are associated with the group referred to as 'they', and it fits with the prepositional phrase requiring the dative case.
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