tavo

Gun

Távò ɖòkpó / Távò dòpó

Alternative forms

• táfò

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tá.vò/

Noun

távò (plural távò lɛ́ or távò lẹ́)

1. table

Inari Sami

Noun

tavo

1. accusative/genitive singular of taho

Lithuanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɐʋoː]
• Rhymes: -ɐʋoː
• Syllabification: tà‧vo

Pronoun

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

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

Turì klausýti sàvo širdiẽs.

You have to listen to your heart.

Related terms

• tavas
• taviškas
• tavasis m, tavoji f
• taviškis m, taviškis f
• tavaip

See also

Lithuanian personal pronouns

			nominative (vardininkas)	genitive (kilmininkas)	dative (naudininkas)	accusative (galininkas)	instrumental (įnagininkas)	locative (vietininkas)		possessive (savybiniai)
singular (vienaskaita)	1st person		àš	manę̃s	mán	manè	manimi̇̀, manim̃	manyjè, manỹ		màno
	2nd person		tù	tavę̃s	táu	tavè	tavimi̇̀, tavim̃	tavyjè, tavỹ		tàvo
	3rd person	m	ji̇̀s, jisai̇̃	jõ	jám	jį̇̃	juõ	jamè		jõ
		f	ji̇̀, jinai̇̃	jõs	jái	ją̃	jà	jojè		jõs
dual (dviskaita)	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 (daugiskaita)	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 (sangrąžiniai)			—	savę̃s	sáu	savè	savimi̇̀, savim̃	savyjè, savỹ		sàvo