No. 171 in Serbian
свом
The Serbian word "свом" is the dative or instrumental form of the reflexive possessive pronoun "свој," meaning "one's own."
In a sentence
Он је отишао свом пријатељу у посету.
He went to his friend for a visit.
In this sentence, 'свом' refers to 'his own' and agrees in gender, case, and number with 'пријатељу'.
Она је писала свом брату о томе што се догодило.
She wrote to her brother about what happened.
Here, 'свом' indicates possession, meaning 'to her own,' and matches the dative case of 'брату'.
Маја поклања време свом послу.
Maja dedicates time to her work.
In this context, 'свом' again signifies possessiveness, translated as 'her own,' and agrees with the dative case of 'послу'.
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