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Q:hi can you explain the possessives to me... like mine dine våre vår sine and stuff? for example don't understand when to use vårt and when to use vår like "vi liker tallerkenene våre" and "vi esker hunden vår"???? thx

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Eiendomsord - Possessives
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ALRIGHT SO this might look pretty scary at first, but I’ll try to go into detail and explain the basics. The top row (singular/plural + m/f/n/all) defines the noun you’re using, while the row to the left define the person/subject in the sentence.
In other words, the sentence “It’s your apples” would be “Det er dine epler”. It uses the possessive “dine” because “your” is 2. person singular while “apples” is a plural noun. I hope that makes sense!!
Here are some examples for each possessive:
“Min” - first person singular, masculine/singular noun.
“Hunden min heter Kasper.” - “My dog is named Kasper.”
“Det der er boken min.” - “That’s my book.”
“Mi” - first person singular, feminine/singular noun.
“Liker du lista mi?” - “Do you like my list?”
“Døra mi er åpen.” - “My door is open.”
“Mitt” - first person singular, neuter/singular noun.
“Huset mitt er rødt.” - “My house is red.”
“Jeg flyttet skapet mitt.” - “I moved my closet.”
“Mine” - first person singular, all genders/plural noun.
“Alle eplene mine er grønne.” - “All my apples are green.”
“De er mine.” - “They’re mine.”
“Din” - second person singular, masculine/singular noun.
“Er det din bil?” - “Is it your car?”
“Jeg liker hatten din.” - “I like your hat.”
“Di” - second person singular, feminine/singular noun.
“Den boka er di.” - “That book is yours.”
“Er det di jakke?” - “Is it your jacket?”
“Ditt” - second person singular, neuter/singular noun.
“Det er ditt hus.” - “It’s your house.”
“Er eplet ditt?” - “Is the apple yours?”
“Dine” - second person singular, all genders/plural noun.
“Det er dine elever.” - “It’s your students.”
“Er det dine klær?” - “Is it your clothes?”
“Sin” - third person singular OR second person plural (reflexive), masculine/singular noun.
“Hun kysset kjæresten sin.” - “She kissed her (own) boyfriend/girlfriend.”
“Er det Ole sin bok?” - “Is it Ole’s book?”
“Si” - third person singular OR second person plural (reflexive), feminine/singular noun.
“Hun skrev lista si.” - “She wrote her (own) list.”
“Var det Lise si bokhylle?” - “Was it Lise’s bookshelf?”
“Sitt” - third person singular OR second person plural (reflexive), neuter/singular noun.
“Han likte huset sitt.” - “He liked his (own) house.”
“Kjører han barnet sitt til skolen?” - “Does he drive his (own) child to school?”
“Sine” - third person singular (reflexive), all genders/plural noun.
“Hun er glad i alle barna sine.” - “She loves all her (own) children.”
“Hører de på foreldrene sine?” - “Do they listen to their (own) parents?”
“Hennes” - third person singular if the person in question is female
“Det er hennes bok.” - “It’s her book.”
“Er det ikke hennes bøker?” - “Isn’t it her books?”
“Hans” - third person singular if the person in question is male
“Det er ikke hans bil.” - “It’s not his car.”
“Liker du ikke hundene hans?” - “Don’t you like his dogs?”
“Vår” - first person plural, masculine/feminine/singular noun.
“Den er vår.” - “It’s ours.”
“Gikk du på tur med hunden vår?” - “Did you take our dog for a walk?”
“Vårt” - first person plural, neuter/singular noun.
“Huset er vårt.” - “The house is ours.”
“Liker du skapet vårt?” - “Do you like our closet?”
“Våre” - first person plural, all genders/plural noun.
“Søskenbarna våre bor i Sør-Korea.” - “Our cousins live in South Korea.”
“Hater du kattene våre?” - “Do you hate our cats?”
“Deres” - third person plural, all genders/singular/plural nouns.
“Det er deres hus.” - “It’s their house.”
“Guttene tok veskene deres.” - “The boys took their handbags.”
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There’s more to be said about possessives (when to put them before the noun and when to put them after the noun etc.,) but this post is getting pretty long, so let’s cover all that shizz another day!
Hope this helps you out! <3