No. 5,952 in Russian
своя
"Своя" means "one's own" (feminine form).
In a sentence
Каждый человек должен найти свою цель в жизни.
Every person must find their own purpose in life.
Here, 'своя' is used as a possessive pronoun to indicate 'one's own'. It agrees with the feminine noun 'цель' in gender, number, and case.
Она всегда приносит свою любимую книгу в поездки.
She always brings her favorite book on trips.
In this sentence, 'своя' is a possessive pronoun referring to something that belongs to the subject 'Она' (She). It's matched with the noun 'книгу' in feminine form.
Мы не пригласили бы своих врагов на праздник.
We would not invite our enemies to the celebration.
The word 'своих' is the plural possessive form and refers to something that belongs to the subject 'Мы' (We). Here, it is used with the plural noun 'врагов', meaning 'enemies'.
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