său

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See also: sau, Sau, SAU, sáu, sâu, s-au, and sau-

Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *seus or *sous, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic *sowos, from Proto-Indo-European *sewos, from *swé (self).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /səw/
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Determiner

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său m or n (feminine singular sa, masculine plural săi, feminine and neuter plural sale)

  1. (form of el and ea used as a possessive determiner) his / her
    Synonyms: (masculine) lui; (feminine) ei

Usage notes

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Though infrequently used, său is preferred to ei or lui when the possessed object belongs to the subject of the sentence. For example:

Eu vorbesc cu prietenul lui.I am talking with his friend.
El vorbește cu prietenul său.He is talking with his (own) friend.

Declension

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indefinite only singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative
indefinite său sa săi sale
definite
genitive/
dative
indefinite său sale săi sale
definite

Pronoun

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său m or n

  1. (preceded by "al") his/hers (that which is his or hers)

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