Words

Possessives and reflexives

Possessiva och reflexiva

Sin, sitt and sina refer to a third-person subject in the same clause. They agree with the thing owned, not the owner’s gender.

Rule and examples

Possessives and reflexives

Sin, sitt and sina refer to a third-person subject in the same clause. They agree with the thing owned, not the owner’s gender.

Example Sara läser sin bok. Sara läser hennes bok = en annan kvinnas bok.

Exercises with answers

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En enda bok. Ägaren är «jag». Välj rätt uttryck.
1. min boken
2. min bok
3. mina bok
4. mitt bok
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min bok
The possessive agrees with the thing owned: min bok. The noun stays indefinite.
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En enda bok. Ägaren är «du». Välj rätt uttryck.
1. dina bok
2. ditt bok
3. din bok
4. din boken
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din bok
The possessive agrees with the thing owned: din bok. The noun stays indefinite.
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En enda hus. Ägaren är «jag». Välj rätt uttryck.
1. mitt huset
2. mina hus
3. min hus
4. mitt hus
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mitt hus
The possessive agrees with the thing owned: mitt hus. The noun stays indefinite.
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En enda hus. Ägaren är «du». Välj rätt uttryck.
1. din hus
2. dina hus
3. ditt hus
4. ditt huset
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ditt hus
The possessive agrees with the thing owned: ditt hus. The noun stays indefinite.
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En enda barn. Ägaren är «jag». Välj rätt uttryck.
1. mitt barn
2. min barn
3. mina barn
4. mitt barnet
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mitt barn
The possessive agrees with the thing owned: mitt barn. The noun stays indefinite.
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En enda barn. Ägaren är «du». Välj rätt uttryck.
1. ditt barnet
2. din barn
3. dina barn
4. ditt barn
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ditt barn
The possessive agrees with the thing owned: ditt barn. The noun stays indefinite.
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En enda skola. Ägaren är «jag». Välj rätt uttryck.
1. min skolan
2. mina skola
3. mitt skola
4. min skola
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min skola
The possessive agrees with the thing owned: min skola. The noun stays indefinite.
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En enda skola. Ägaren är «du». Välj rätt uttryck.
1. dina skola
2. ditt skola
3. din skola
4. din skolan
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din skola
The possessive agrees with the thing owned: din skola. The noun stays indefinite.

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