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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

свой

adjective
adverb
very often used word (#55)

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their

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У него нет свое́й головы на плеча́х. He doesn't have a mind of his own.
Приехав на ста́нцию, я позвони́л своему́ дру́гу. I called my friend after arriving at the station.
Я не мог пове́рить свои́м глаза́м. I couldn't believe my eyes.
Он без колеба́ний продал свою́ маши́ну. He sold his car without hesitation.
Э́того я и ожида́л от свое́й до́чери. That's what I expected of my daughter.
Я постира́л свою́ руба́шку. I washed my shirt.
Она была́ краси́вой в своё вре́мя. She was beautiful in her time.
Я похорони́л свою́ соба́ку на кла́дбище для дома́шних живо́тных. I buried my dog at the pet cemetery.
Элис не слу́шала свою́ сестру́. Alice wasn't listening to her sister.
Я попроси́л ключ и пошёл наверх, в свою́ ко́мнату. I asked for the key and went upstairs to my room.

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Declension

	mmasculin	ffeminin	nneuter	plplural
nom. nominative	сво́й	своя́	своё	свои́
gen. genitive	своего́	свое́й	своего́	свои́х
dat. dative	своему́	свое́й	своему́	свои́м
acc. accusative	сво́й своего́	свою́	своё	свои́ свои́х
inst. instrumental	свои́м	свое́й свое́ю	свои́м	свои́ми
prep. prepositional	своём	свое́й	своём	свои́х