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său
his/her/its (own) /ˈsəw/
adjective#35 most common
Also: his, her, its
Example sentences
Acesta este câinele său.
This is his dog.
Fratele său locuiește la Cluj.
His brother lives in Cluj.
Maria îl iubește pe tatăl său.
Maria loves her father.
Profesorul și-a exprimat punctul său de vedere.
The teacher expressed his point of view.
În discursul său, președintele a subliniat importanța reformei.
In his speech, the president stressed the importance of the reform.
Succesul companiei se datorează în mare parte directorului său general.
The company's success is due, in large part, to its general director.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | său | săi |
| Genitive | al său | ai săi |
| Accusative | său | săi |
| Vocative | său | săi |
Word family
sahis/her/its (feminine singular possessed noun)
săihis/her/its (masculine plural possessed noun)
salehis/her/its (feminine plural possessed noun)
sineoneselfpropriuown (near-synonym, different root)Etymology
Său descends from the Latin possessive pronoun suus, sua, suum, the reflexive form meaning 'his/her/its own', used when the possessor is the subject of the clause or is understood from context. Romanian kept this Latin possessive system almost intact, unlike French or English, which lost most of it. The masculine singular form său reflects the Latin accusative suum through regular sound changes.
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