No. 272 in Slovenian

svoji

"Svoji" means "one's own" in English.

In a sentence

Ana je svoji prijateljici poslala pismo.
Ana sent a letter to her friend.
The word "svoji" here is used as a possessive pronoun indicating that the friend belongs to Ana, showcasing a dative form.
Učenci so svoji učiteljici pripravili presenečenje.
The students prepared a surprise for their teacher.
Here, "svoji" is employed in the dative case to denote possession by the students regarding their teacher.
Maja je prinesla knjigo svoji sestri.
Maja brought a book to her sister.
In this example, "svoji" indicates a relationship between Maja and her sister, being used in the dative case to show possession.

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