No. 82 in Russian
своих
"One's own" (possessive, plural).
In a sentence
Она заботится о своих друзьях.
She takes care of her friends.
Here, 'своих' modifies 'друзьях' (friends), indicating possession referring to the subject of the sentence, 'она' (she).
Они вернулись в своих дома после встречи.
They returned to their homes after the meeting.
In this case, 'своих' modifies 'дома' (homes) and refers back to the plural subject 'они' (they), indicating possession.
Я рассказываю своим детям сказки на ночь.
I tell my children bedtime stories.
Here, 'своим' (the dative case plural of 'свои') agrees with 'детям' (children), showing possession by the first-person singular subject 'я' (I).
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