Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives
Swedish possessives — my, your, our — agree with the thing owned, just like ordinary adjectives do. A few, though, never change at all.
Grammar Comparison
Grammar Comparison
min/mitt/mina agree with the thing owned
min bil, mitt hus, mina böcker
my car, my house, my books
min, mitt, and mina all mean "my" — which one you use depends on the noun that follows: min with en-words (min bil), mitt with ett-words (mitt hus), mina with any plural (mina böcker). This is exactly the en/ett/plural pattern you already learned for ordinary adjectives, just applied to possessives.
hans, hennes, and deras never change
hans bil, hans hus, hans böcker — all use hans
his car, his house, his books
Unlike min/mitt/mina, the possessives hans (his), hennes (her), and deras (their) stay exactly the same no matter what they modify — hans bil and hans hus both use hans, even though bil and hus have different genders. These three are a welcome shortcut: no agreement to think about at all.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
- English
- my (en-word)
- English
- my (ett-word)
- English
- my (plural)
- English
- your (en-word)
- English
- your (ett-word)
- English
- his
- English
- her
- English
- our (en-word)
- English
- our (ett-word)
- English
- their