Possessive pronouns
Possessives: min/mit/mine, din/dit/dine, sin/sit/sine
Can use possessive pronouns with correct gender
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Min søster og mit barn bor i mine forældres hus.
My sister and my child live in my parents' house.
Han elsker sin kone, og hun elsker sin mand.
He loves his wife, and she loves her husband.
Er det din taske eller hendes?
Is it your bag or hers?
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
min/mit/mine (1sg), din/dit/dine (2sg). 3rd person: hans/hendes/sin/sit/sine.
Min/mit/mine must agree with the possessed noun's gender, not the possessor.
🇬🇧 English: 'my' is always 'my'. Danish: min (en-word), mit (et-word), mine (plural)!
🇷🇺 Russian: мой/моя/моё/мои → min/mi
Common Error Patterns
Using min with et-words or mit with en-words
Match the POSSESSED noun: min bog (en-word), mit hus (et-word), mine bøger (plural).
Confusing sin (reflexive) with hans/hendes
'Sin' = his/her OWN (subject's). 'Hans/hendes' = someone else's. Han vasker sin bil (his own).
Min søster og mit barn bor i mine forældres hus.
My sister and my child live in my parents' house.
'Min' (en søster = common). 'Mit' (et barn = neuter). 'Mine' (forældrene = plural). Three forms!
Han elsker sin kone, og hun elsker sin mand.
He loves his wife, and she loves her husband.
'Sin' = his own / her own (reflexive). Points back to the subject. NOT 'hans kone'!
Er det din taske eller hendes?
Is it your bag or hers?
'Din' = your (en taske = common). 'Hendes' = hers (invariable, no gender change).
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Put it into practice
Try a free exercise from the courseFrequently asked questions
- When is Possessive pronominer used?
- Possessive pronominer bøjes efter det ejede ords køn og tal :
- How is Possessive pronominer formed?
- Obs! Kun 1. og 2. person ental bøjes: min/mit/mine, din/dit/dine. Alle andre er uforanderlige ! Refleksivt possessiv: sin/sit/sine = his/her/its own (3. person, tilbagevisende): Hun elsker sin hund. (her own dog) Hun elsker hendes hund. (someone else's dog)
- What are common mistakes with Possessive pronominer?
- Min/mit/mine must agree with the possessed noun's gender, not the possessor. 🇬🇧 English: 'my' is always 'my'. Danish: min (en-word), mit (et-word), mine (plural)! 🇷🇺 Russian: мой/моя/моё/мои → min/mit/mine. Similar concept but fewer forms. 🇨🇿 Czech: můj/moje/mé → min/mit/mine. Familiar gender agreement. 🇩🇪 German: mein/mein/meine — very similar! But Danish has sin/sit/sine (reflexive possessive).