Norwegian Possessives - recap

Possessives give information about.....

• Joe Tavea

• Ownership

• Possessed people

• Time

Which alternative is correct if the owner is I/me: "My father is a teacher"

• Faren mitt er lærer

• Faren din er lærer

• Faren sin er lærer

• Faren min er lærer

Answer explanation

• We indicate possession by using either: 

min, mi, mitt depending on the gender of the «owned» noun.

En far = Faren min (my father)

Et hus = Huset mitt (my house)

How would you write "My head" in Norwegian? Tip: A head = Et hode

What is the correct alternative for "Their dogs"

• Hundene våre

• Hunden hans

• Hundene deres

• Hunden vår

• Hunden din

If the ownership is "we/us".... (vi/oss)

• var/vart/vare

• hvor/hvort/hvore

• dere/deres

• vår/vårt/våre

English: I like her dog

Norsk: Jeg liker hunden______

If the owner is “they / them” (de/dem)...

• dere/deres

• dine/mine

• ditt/mitt

• nudeldrømmen

If the owner is “she / her” (hun/henne)...

• Han/hun

• dere/deres

• hennes

• honolulu

Which is the correct alternative for: "our/ours"

• Din/ditt/dine

• Min/mitt/mine

• Sin/sitt/sine

• vår/vårt/våre

• Hans/hennes

What is the correct alternative for: "He is washing his own car."

• Han vasker bilen hans.

• Han vasker bilen din.

• Han vasker bilen sin.

• Han vasker bilen

  deres.

Answer explanation

We use "sin/sitt" when the subject owns the noun.

We use "hans/hennes" when the noun belongs to someone else.

Example:

Han vasker bilen sin: his own car.

Han vasker bilen hans: someone else's car.