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No. 1,310 in Russian

собственной

"Own" or "personal."

In a sentence

  • Я купила книгу для своей собственной библиотеки.

    I bought a book for my own library.

    Here, 'собственной' is used as an adjective to emphasize ownership and personal possession, modifying the noun 'библиотеки' (library).

  • Это сделано по моей собственной инициативе.

    This was done on my own initiative.

    'Собственной' here functions to stress the personal initiative, enhancing the possessive sense of 'инициативе' (initiative).

  • Он задумал проект разработки своего собственной идеи.

    He conceived a project for developing his own idea.

    In this sentence, 'собственной' modifies 'идеи' (idea) to specify that it uniquely belongs to the subject, reinforcing ownership and origination.

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