No. 443 in Slovenian
svoja
"Svoja" means "her own," "his own," "its own," or "their own," depending on context.
In a sentence
Ana vedno zaščiti svoja občutja.
Ana always protects her feelings.
The word "svoja" refers to Ana's own feelings, showing possession related to the subject 'Ana'.
Otroci risajo svoja umetniška dela.
The children are drawing their own artworks.
Here, "svoja" shows possession of the artworks by the children who are the subject of the sentence.
Vsaka ptica čisti svoja peresa.
Each bird cleans its own feathers.
In this case, "svoja" indicates possession of the feathers corresponding to each individual bird, the subject.
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