Scandinavian Languages Comparative Vocabulary: Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Learn the possessive adjectives and pronouns in Swedish and Danish

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English	Swedish	Danish
my; mine	min / mitt / mina	min / mit / mine
your; yours (singular, informal)	din / ditt / dina	din / dit / dine
your; yours (singular, formal)	er / ert / era	Deres
his	hans	hans
her; hers	hennes	hendes
its (common)	dess	dens
its (neuter)	dess	dets
his, her, its own	sin / sitt / sina	sin / sit / sine
our; ours	vår / vårt / våra	vores
your; yours (plural, informal)	er / ert / era	jeres
your; yours (plural, formal)	er / ert / era	Deres
their; theirs	deras	deres
their own	sin / sitt / sina	deres

Possessive adjectives and pronouns change form according to gender and number. The first form is used with common nouns, the second is used with neuter nouns, and the third is used with plural nouns.