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🧳 Norwegian grammar: Possessives in context — rule, table and examples
Level A2
The rule
The form min/mi/mitt/mine, din/di/ditt/dine and vår/vårt/våre follows the gender and number of the owned item. After the noun, use the definite noun: “sekken min”; before it, use the indefinite: “min sekk”. Sin/si/sitt/sine refers back to the subject, while hans/hennes/deres refers to another owner.
Table
| Norwegian | English |
|---|---|
| sekken min / min sekk | my backpack |
| jakka mi / mi jakke | my jacket |
| kortet mitt / mitt kort | my card |
| nøklene mine / mine nøkler | my keys |
| rommet vårt / våre rom | our room / our rooms |
| hun fant veska si / hans veske | she found her own / his bag |
Examples
- Er dette ladekabelen din?
Is this your charging cable? - Mina fant telefonen sin, men ikke telefonen hans.
Mina found her own phone, but not his phone. - Vi merket alle eskene våre.
We labelled all our boxes.
Try it yourself
1. Hvor er sekken ____? (jeg)
mi · min · mine · mitt
Show the answer
Answer: min
2. Jeg finner ikke jakka ____. (jeg)
mi · min · mine · mitt
Show the answer
Answer: mi
3. Passet ____ ligger i skapet. (jeg)
mi · min · mine · mitt
Show the answer
Answer: mitt
4. Nøklene ____ er borte. (jeg)
mi · min · mine · mitt
Show the answer
Answer: mine
5. Er dette koppen ____? (du)
di · din · dine · ditt
Show the answer
Answer: din
6. Hvor er veska ____? (du)
di · din · dine · ditt
Show the answer
Answer: di
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FAQ
How does “Possessives in context” work in Norwegian?
The form min/mi/mitt/mine, din/di/ditt/dine and vår/vårt/våre follows the gender and number of the owned item. After the noun, use the definite noun: “sekken min”; before it, use the indefinite: “min sekk”. Sin/si/sitt/sine refers back to the subject, while hans/hennes/deres refers to another owner.
How can I practise “Possessives in context”?
Open the free exercise in Komiks·Lab: 20 fill-in-the-gap tasks with instant feedback, and comics where the rule is used in real dialogues.