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🏠 Norwegian grammar: Possessive pronouns — rule, table and examples
Level A2
The rule
A possessive agrees with the thing owned: min bil (en), mi bok (ei), mitt hus (et), mine bøker (plural). The same for din/di/ditt/dine and vår/vårt/våre. Hans, hennes and deres never change. It usually comes after the noun: “bilen min”.
Table
| Norwegian | English |
|---|---|
| min / mi / mitt / mine | my |
| din / di / ditt / dine | your |
| hans | his |
| hennes | her |
| vår / vårt / våre | our |
| deres | your (pl.); their |
Examples
- Dette er bilen min.
This is my car. - Huset vårt er gult.
Our house is yellow. - Hvor er skoene dine?
Where are your shoes?
Try it yourself
1. Dette er bilen ____. (jeg)
meg · min · mine · mitt
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Answer: min
2. Dette er huset ____. (jeg)
meg · min · mine · mitt
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Answer: mitt
3. Hvor er skoene ____? (du)
deg · din · dine · ditt
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Answer: dine
4. Nora leter etter katten ____. (sin egen)
henne · hennes · hun · sin
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Answer: sin
5. Huset ____ er gult. (vi)
oss · vår · våre · vårt
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Answer: vårt
6. Barna ____ går på skolen. (vi)
oss · vår · våre · vårt
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Answer: våre
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FAQ
How does “Possessive pronouns” work in Norwegian?
A possessive agrees with the thing owned: min bil (en), mi bok (ei), mitt hus (et), mine bøker (plural). The same for din/di/ditt/dine and vår/vårt/våre. Hans, hennes and deres never change. It usually comes after the noun: “bilen min”.
How can I practise “Possessive pronouns”?
Open the free exercise in Komiks·Lab: 11 fill-in-the-gap tasks with instant feedback, and comics where the rule is used in real dialogues.