No. 4,163 in Russian
свое
"One's own" or "of one's own."
In a sentence
Каждый из нас должен заботиться о своем здоровье.
Each of us must take care of our own health.
In this sentence, "свое" is used to indicate possession, meaning something that belongs to the subject of the sentence ("each of us").
Учитель попросил принести каждый свое домашнее задание.
The teacher asked each to bring their own homework.
Here, "свое" specifies that the homework belongs to the person being referred to and varies with context based on the subject.
Она нашла свое любимое место в парке.
She found her favorite spot in the park.
In this example, "свое" shows that the favorite spot belongs to "her" and is used to emphasize the possessive relationship aligning with the subject.
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