No. 66 in Slovak
svoju
"Svouju" is a possessive pronoun meaning "her," "his," "its," or "their" (referring back to the subject) in Slovak.
In a sentence
Mária zobrala svoju knihu.
Maria took her own book.
The word 'svoju' indicates possession linked to the subject 'Mária', emphasizing that the book belongs to Maria.
Každý by mal mať svoju zodpovednosť.
Everyone should take their own responsibility.
Here, 'svoju' reflects possession or personal association with 'zodpovednosť' (responsibility) for an unspecified subject, implying it is tied to 'každý' (everyone).
Peter opravil svoju chybu.
Peter corrected his own mistake.
In this context, 'svoju' denotes that the mistake corrected by Peter is his own, directly linking the subject (Peter) to the possession (chyba, mistake).
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