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Compare Swedish subject, object, possessive and reflexive pronouns.
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Complete pronoun tables: subject, object, possessive (en/ett/plural), and reflexive forms.
| Subjekt | Objekt | Possessiv (en) | Possessiv (ett) | Possessiv (pl) | Reflexiv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jag (I) | jag | mig | min | mitt | mina | mig |
| du (you) | du | dig | din | ditt | dina | dig |
| han (he) | han | honom | hans | hans | hans | sig |
| hon (she) | hon | henne | hennes | hennes | hennes | sig |
| hen (gender-neutral) | hen | hen | hens | hens | hens | sig |
| den (it, en-ord) | den | den | dess | dess | dess | sig |
| det (it, ett-ord) | det | det | dess | dess | dess | sig |
| vi (we) | vi | oss | vår | vårt | våra | oss |
| ni (you, pl.) | ni | er | er | ert | era | er |
| de (they) | de | dem | deras | deras | deras | sig |
One of the trickiest concepts in Swedish: sin/sitt/sina refers BACK to the subject of the sentence. Hans/hennes/deras refers to someone else.
Regel sin = his/her/their (own) — en-ord
Exempel Han älskar sin fru. (He loves his [own] wife.)
Regel sitt = his/her/their (own) — ett-ord
Exempel Hon tog sitt paraply. (She took her [own] umbrella.)
Regel sina = his/her/their (own) — plural
Exempel De hämtade sina barn. (They picked up their [own] children.)
Regel hans = his (someone else's)
Exempel Han älskar hans fru. (He loves [another man's] wife.)
Regel ⚠️ Sin/sitt/sina can NEVER be the subject!
Exempel ✗ Sin bil är röd. ✓ Hans bil är röd.
English Lisa washes her (own) car.
Note sin → Lisa's car
English Lisa washes her (someone else's) car.
Note hennes → another woman's car
English Erik took his (own) umbrella.
Note sitt → Erik's umbrella
English Erik took his (another man's) umbrella.
Note hans → another man's umbrella