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Intermediate

Possessives

min/mitt/mina and the reflexive sin/sitt/sina

Possessives agree with the noun they modify

min (en-noun), mitt (ett-noun), mina (plural).

📊 Possessive adjectives
Person Common (en) Neuter (ett) Plural
my min mitt mina
your (sg) din ditt dina
his (non-refl) hans hans hans
her (non-refl) hennes hennes hennes
its dess dess dess
our vår vårt våra
your (pl) er ert era
their (non-refl) deras deras deras
refl. 3rd sg/pl sin sitt sina
💬 Examples
min bil / mitt hus / mina böcker
my car / my house / my books
📝 min/mitt/mina agree with the possessed noun
din bil / ditt hus / dina böcker
your car / your house / your books
📝 same pattern for din/ditt/dina
sin/sitt/sina = reflexive possessive (refers to the subject)

Use sin when the owner is the subject of the clause; hans/hennes otherwise.

💬 Examples
Han tar sin bil. / Han tar hans bil.
He takes his (own) car. / He takes his (someone else's) car.
📝 sin = subject's own; hans = another man's
Hon älskar sitt jobb.
She loves her (own) job.
📝 sitt = her own (neuter noun)
Possessives do not take the definite article

Unlike nouns, a possessive already makes the noun definite — no suffix.

💬 Examples
min bil (not min bilen)
my car
📝 no -en suffix after possessive
hennes hus (not hennes huset)
her house
📝 possessive = already definite