A possessive pronoun tells of ownership.
| Det er Peters kone. | She is Peter’s wife. |
| Det er hans kone. | She is his wife. |
Possessive pronouns |
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Person |
Singular |
Plural |
1st. person |
my, mine |
our, ours |
2nd. person |
your, yours |
your, yours |
3rd. person |
his, hers, its |
their, theirs |
Deres and Jeres are also polite forms. When jeres or deres are used in the polite form, they are written with a capital J or D as in I and De.
Min and din have three forms:
n-words: min and din
t-words: mit and dit
plural: mine and dine
| en bog | a book |
| Hvor er din bog? | Where is your book? |
| et hus | a house |
| Dit hus er stort. | Your house is big. |
| børn | children |
| Mine børn kommer nu. | My children are coming now |
Comparison:
In English the possessive pronouns do not conjugate in the 1st. and the 2nd. person singular and plural, as they do in Danish. Possessive pronouns have a short and long form. The short form is used when the possessive pronoun is followed by a noun or adjective. The long form is used if the possessive pronoun stands alone at the end of the sentence.
It is my bag.
The bag is mine.