savo

Meaning

one's own, his/her/their own (reflexive, indeclinable)

Example

She decided to leave her old job and start her own business.

A way to remember it

Points back to the subject: Ji myli savo vyrą = she loves her (own) husband. Related to Latin suus.

More words at level A1

• sekmadienis Sunday
• senas old
• senelis grandfather, grandpa
• senelė grandmother, grandma
• septyni seven
• septyniasdešimt seventy
• septyniolika seventeen
• sesuo sister

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