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tavo

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Gun

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Távò ɖòkpó / Távò dòpó

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French table or English table, compare Fon távò, Saxwe Gbe távò

Pronunciation

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Noun

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távò (plural távò lɛ́ or távò lẹ́)

  1. table

Inari Sami

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Noun

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tavo

  1. accusative/genitive singular of taho

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From the tãv-, oblique stem of (you). Identical formation to màno (my); see for more.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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tàvo (indeclinable)

  1. (2nd person singular possessive) your
    Mán labai̇̃ patiñka tàvo plaukai̇̃.I really like your hair.
    Màno výras aukštèsnis ùž tàvo.My husband is taller than yours.
  2. by you (used to indicate a second person singular agent in passive constructions)
    Kóks paskuti̇̀nis tàvo válgytas mai̇̃stas?What's the last food you ate? (literally, “What's the most recent food eaten by you?”)

Usage notes

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If the subject of the sentence is second-person singular (i.e., ), then the reflexive pronoun sàvo is used instead. For example:

Turì klausýti sàvo širdiẽs.
You have to listen to your heart.
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See also

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Lithuanian personal pronouns
nominative genitive dative accusative instrumental locative possessive
singular 1st person àš manę̃s mán manè manimi̇̀, manim̃ manyjè, manỹ màno
2nd person tavę̃s táu tavè tavimi̇̀, tavim̃ tavyjè, tavỹ tàvo
3rd person m ji̇̀s, jisai̇̃ jám jį̇̃ juõ jamè
f ji̇̀, jinai̇̃ jõs jái ją̃ jojè jõs
dual 1st person m mùdu mùdviejų mùdviem mùdu mùdviem mùdviese mùdviejų
f mùdvi mùdvi
2nd person m jùdu jùdviejų jùdviem jùdu jùdviem jùdviese jùdviejų
f jùdvi jùdvi
3rd person m juõdu, jiẽdu jų̃dviejų jõdviem juõdu jõdviem jiẽdviese jų̃dviejų
f jiẽdvi jiẽdvi
plural 1st person mẽs mū́sų mùms mùs mumi̇̀s mumysè mū́sų
2nd person jū̃s jū́sų jùms jùs jumi̇̀s jumysè jū́sų
3rd person m jiẽ jų̃ ji̇́ems juõs jai̇̃s juosè jų̃
f jõs jóms jàs jomi̇̀s josè
reflexive savę̃s sáu savè savimi̇̀, savim̃ savyjè, savỹ sàvo