Level 1
Who owns it
Sin points back to the subject. Hans and hennes point to someone else.
sin
same subject owns it
Kari tar veska si.
Kari takes her own bag.
hennes
someone else owns it
Kari tar veska hennes.
Kari takes another woman's bag.
Overview
Norwegian Possessive Pronouns
This guide teaches ownership forms such as sin, si, sitt, sine, hans, and hennes.
Level 2
Sin, si, sitt, sine
The reflexive form agrees with the thing being owned.
sin
en-ord
bilen sin
si
ei-ord
boka si
sitt
et-ord
huset sitt
sine
plural
nøklene sine
Level 3
Multiple people
When more than one person is mentioned, identify the subject first.
Erik has a car. Maria is looking at it.
Maria ser bilen hans.
Erik has a car. Erik is washing it.
Erik vasker bilen sin.