Practice Norwegian

Basic Grammar #16 - The "sin" concept. "Han henter bilen sin."


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In this episode we'll look at when to use the "sin" concept, and how to find the right ending.

1. The endings follow the object they belong to;

Han legger sønnen sin.
Han er på øya si.
Han vasker huset sitt.
Han mister nøklene sine.

2. The condition for using "sin" is as follows:

"If the subject is in the 3. person (he,she,they), and the object belongs to the subject, replace hans/hennes/deres with sin/si/sittt/sine! :)

3. The two most common "traps" are;

- be sure what the subject is
- with subclauses; find subject and object again

FIll-ins:

Han reiser på tur med kona …….. (his own).
Han og kona ……. (his own) reiser på tur sammen.
Han sier at kona ……. er hjemme i dag.

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This might be the hardest item in the grammar - but once the subject/object part is more clear, everything becomes more easy!

And,

Great work!! :D

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