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Learn Danish: sin - his/her/its own common

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/Reflexive possessives (sin, sit, sine)
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sin

Word

sin

Meaning

his/her/its own (common)

Part of speech

pronoun

Pronunciation

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Reflexive possessives (sin, sit, sine)

Usages of sin

Han elsker sin kone.

He loves his wife.

Læreren tager sin jakke.

The teacher takes his jacket.

Kvinden tager også sin jakke.

The woman also takes her jacket.

Manden henter sin bil.

The man fetches his car.

Konen vasker sin bil.

The wife washes her car.

Henter hun sin jakke?

Does she fetch her jacket?

Moren besøger sin datter, og hun krammer hende.

The mother visits her daughter, and she hugs her.

Faren henter sin søn, og han krammer ham.

The father fetches his son, and he hugs him.

Pigen skal pakke sin kuffert nu.

The girl has to pack her suitcase now.

Drengen vasker sin ryg og sit bryst.

The boy washes his back and his chest.

Hun har sin hånd på den store mave.

She has her hand on the big stomach.

Han bruger ikke sin arm.

He does not use his arm.

Pigen finder sin kam og sin børste.

The girl finds her comb and her brush.

Kvinden har pengene i sin nye pung.

The woman has the money in her new wallet.

Moren har kontanter i sin pung.

The mother has cash in her wallet.

Hun er glad for sin nye cykel.

She is happy with her new bicycle.

Faren bekymrer sig meget om sin søn.

The father worries a lot about his son.

Han rejste sig og tog sin jakke.

He stood up and took his jacket.

Onklen har solgt sin virksomhed.

The uncle has sold his company.

Drengen kommer til at tabe sin telefon.

The boy is going to drop his phone.

Hun bekymrer sig om sin vægt.

She is worried about her weight.

Da faren var ung, elskede han sin fritid.

When the father was young, he loved his free time.

Min søster mødte sin gamle lærer da hun besøgte folkeskolen.

My sister met her old teacher when she visited the primary school.

Manden læser sin avis indtil mødet begynder.

The man reads his newspaper until the meeting begins.

Manden er tålmodig mens han venter på sin kone.

The man is patient while he waits for his wife.

Borgmesteren begynder sin tale på scenen.

The mayor is beginning her speech on the stage.

Han mister måske sit job, og det frygter han meget.

He might lose his job, and he fears that a lot.

Hun er bekymret for sin søn.

She is worried about her son.

Hun er vild med sin nye cykel.

She is crazy about her new bike.

Hun giftede sig med sin kæreste.

She married her partner.

Han slog sin arm.

He hit his arm.

Hun har sin egen bil.

She has her own car.

Han kan måle afstanden med sin telefon.

He can measure the distance with his phone.

Kvinden får sin frakke renset på renseriet.

The woman is getting her coat dry-cleaned at the dry cleaner's.

Pigen får dækket på sin cykel lappet.

The girl is getting the tire on her bike patched.

Anerkendelsen får hende til at forbedre sin indsats.

The recognition gets her to improve her effort.

Vi ser fuglen bygge sin rede.

We see the bird build its nest.

Pigen lægger sin taske på sædet.

The girl puts her bag on the seat.

Manden bakkede sin bil ind i min, og vi stødte sammen.

The man backed his car into mine, and we collided.

Han forvekslede mig med sin søster.

He mixed me up with his sister.

Hun vinker altid når hun ser sin ven.

She always waves when she sees her friend.

For at have tid til sin familie tager han ikke overarbejdet.

In order to have time for his family, he does not take the overtime.

Drengen gik viftende med sin hat.

The boy walked waving his hat.

Han lover ikke at distrahere sin bror.

He promises not to distract his brother.

Hun er anerkendt for sin forskning.

She is recognized for her research.

Drengen er misundelig på sin bror.

The boy is jealous of his brother.

Han kæmper med sin afhængighed af telefonen.

He struggles with his dependency on the phone.

Han bruger alt værktøjet til at reparere sin bil.

He uses all the tools to repair his car.

Han bruger kaffen til at vække sin kone.

He uses the coffee to wake his wife.

Drengen har et flot ansigtstræk ligesom sin far.

The boy has a handsome facial feature just like his father.

Slægtningen har et tydeligt ansigtstræk fra sin mor.

The relative has a distinct facial feature from her mother.

Datteren kopierer sin mor ligesom sønnen.

The daughter copies her mother just like the son.

Han skjulte skuffelsen bag sin stolthed.

He hid the disappointment behind his pride.

Hun skulle have lyttet til sin mavefornemmelse.

She should have listened to her gut feeling.

Han ville vise sin gode intention, men han glemte bryllupsdagen.

He wanted to show his good intention, but he forgot the wedding anniversary.

På sin profil skriver hun at hun ikke kun er charmerende, men også spontan.

On her profile she writes that she is not only charming, but also spontaneous.

Kritikken gør sangeren deprimeret over sin præstation.

The criticism makes the singer depressed about his performance.

Skjuler hun sin identitet for at politiet ikke kan finde hende?

Does she hide her identity so that the police cannot find her?

Udvikleren læser faktisk hver kommentar fra sin følger.

The developer actually reads every comment from his follower.

Skaberen skriver en kort besked til sin følger.

The creator writes a short message to her follower.

Hun minder meget om sin mor.

She is very much like her mother.

Hun har forelsket sig i sin nabo.

She has fallen in love with her neighbor.

Hun slog op med sin kæreste.

She broke up with her boyfriend.

Min far går meget op i sin have.

My father is very into his garden.

Hun gjorde sin uddannelse færdig sidste år.

She finished her education last year.

I går forsvarede ministeren sin meget kritiserede beslutning.

Yesterday, the minister defended her heavily criticized decision.

Direktøren beordrer assistenten til at hente sin bil.

The director orders the assistant to fetch his own car.

Han beder praktikanten om at lægge sin notesbog på skrivebordet.

He asks the intern to put her own notebook on the desk.

Læreren instruerer eleven i at skrive retningslinjen i sin notesbog.

The teacher instructs the student to write the guideline in her own notebook.

Vi beordrer ikke praktikanten til at bruge sin egen notesbog.

We do not order the intern to use her own notebook.

Hvis han havde stolet på sin intuition, ville han ikke give skæbnen skylden nu.

If he had trusted his intuition, he would not blame fate now.

Hvis manden havde prioriteret anderledes, ville han ikke frygte for sin kone nu.

If the man had prioritized differently, he would not be afraid for his wife now.

Hvis kvinden havde fulgt sin intuition, ville hendes liv være langt bedre nu.

If the woman had followed her intuition, her life would be far better now.

Han har faktisk fået en ekstra bonus ud over sin løn.

He has actually gotten an extra bonus in addition to his salary.

Ud over sin passion for sport interesserer han sig også for kunst.

In addition to his passion for sports, he is also interested in art.

Det er en stor gevinst at have flere kvalifikationer ud over sin uddannelse.

It is a great benefit to have several qualifications in addition to one's education.

Det er altid sværest at bedømme sine egne fejl.

It is always hardest to judge one's own mistakes.

En eller anden tryllekunstner mangler sin tryllestav.

Some magician is missing her magic wand.

Manden tilsætter altid ekstra peber til sin karry.

The man always adds extra pepper to his curry.

Pigen har glemt sin taske i omklædningsrummet.

The girl has forgotten her bag in the locker room.

Han drømmer om sin egen autocamper.

He dreams about his own camper van.

Nomaden elsker sin egen autocamper.

The nomad loves her own camper van.

Hun indretter bare køkkenet med sit eget komfur.

She is just furnishing the kitchen with her own stove.

Manden køber sine egne solpaneler i morgen.

The man buys his own solar panels tomorrow.

En nomade vil bare gerne have sit eget hjem.

A nomad just wants his own home.

I biografien beskriver hun sin barndom.

In the biography, she describes her childhood.

Prepperen gemmer sin ration om hun så er meget sulten.

The prepper saves her ration, even if she should be very hungry.

Han skjuler sine nerver med ansigtet helt stift, uden en eneste trækning.

He hides his nerves with his face completely stiff, without a single twitch.

Det er rigtig uacceptabelt at finde kakerlakker i sin kuffert!

It is really unacceptable to find cockroaches in one's suitcase!

Vinduespudseren tog sin egen kaffe med hjemmefra.

The window cleaner brought his own coffee from home.

Han bruger naturligvis stadig slet ikke sin mimik.

He of course still does not use his facial expressions at all.

Gid komikeren faktisk altid brugte sin mimik i løbet af optrædenen!

I wish the comedian actually always used his facial expressions during the performance!

Svanen pudser sin fjerdragt forsigtigt i søen lige nu.

The swan preens its plumage cautiously in the lake right now.

Pendleren finder det ofte besværligt at planlægge sin rejse.

The commuter often finds it cumbersome to plan her journey.

Baristaen på morgenvagten nyder altid sin espresso ved syvtiden.

The barista on the morning shift always enjoys his espresso around seven o'clock.

Han lover at ændre sin tankegang.

He promises to change his mindset.

Hans bror nægter at miste sin viljestyrke.

His brother refuses to lose his willpower.

Den studerende står og læser sin bog.

The student is standing and reading her book.

Den rejsende beder en forbipasserende om hjælp med sin bagage.

The traveler asks a passer-by for help with his luggage.

Kvinden vil gerne reparere sadlerne på sine gamle cykler.

The woman would like to repair the saddles on her old bicycles.

Han vil have opnået sin ambition før han åbner filialen.

He will have achieved his ambition before he opens the branch.

Da helgner ofte var fattige, gav ridderen dem sine egne penge.

Since saints were often poor, the knight gave them his own money.

Frøkenen tegnede små stjerner i margenen på sit vigtige dokument.

The miss drew small stars in the margin of her important document.

Pigen kom til at bøje lynlåsen på sin taske.

The girl accidentally bent the zipper on her bag.

At hun har frækheden til at bedrage sin egen familie!

That she has the audacity to deceive her own family!

Astronauten skal vænne sig til sin egen krop i vægtløsheden.

The astronaut must get used to his own body in the weightlessness.

Mon ikke hun er kompatibel med sin sjæleven?

Surely she is compatible with her soulmate?

Mon ikke han møder sin sjæleven på blinddaten?

Surely he will meet his soulmate on the blind date?

Vi så uhyret flyve lynhurtigt med sine kæmpestore vinger.

We saw the monster fly lightning fast with its giant wings.

Helten mærkede den knivskarpe klo på sin ryg.

The hero felt the razor sharp claw on his back.

Hun sidder og smører koldpresset olie på sin hud.

She is applying cold-pressed oil to her skin.

Siden han var barn, har han genfundet sin passion.

Since he was a child, he has rediscovered his passion.

Hun genfandt sin gamle ring i haven.

She found her old ring again in the garden.

Politibetjenten venter på sin makker i bilen.

The police officer is waiting for his partner in the car.

Han bruger en del af sin løn på mad.

He spends part of his salary on food.

Han vil fordoble sin indsats.

He wants to double his effort.

Hun sender et brev til sin bror.

She is sending a letter to her brother.

Hun fik jobbet takket være sin erfaring.

She got the job thanks to her experience.

I modsætning til sin bror er hun meget genert.

Unlike her brother, she is very shy.

Foruden sin løn får hun en bonus.

Besides her salary, she gets a bonus.

Hun gav udtryk for sin skuffelse.

She expressed her disappointment.

Modsat sin søster elsker han at læse.

Unlike his sister, he loves to read.

Han lod det gå ud over sin bror.

He took it out on his brother.

Hun var alene om at tage sig af sin syge mor.

She was the only one taking care of her sick mother.

Han lærte meget af sin bedstefar.

He learned a lot from his grandfather.

Han brugte al sin kraft.

He used all his strength.

Drengen er opkaldt efter sin farfar.

The boy is named after his grandfather.

Hun kommer med sin mand og deres børn.

She is coming with her husband and their children.

Min nabo lånte mig sin stige.

My neighbor lent me his ladder.

Min søster har forlovet sig med sin kæreste.

My sister has got engaged to her boyfriend.

Pigen snurrer rundt i sin nye kjole.

The girl spins around in her new dress.

Han sætter sig på sin plads.

He sits down in his seat.

Hun er single og bor alene med sin hund.

She is single and lives alone with her dog.

Hun tilbringer meget tid hos sin mormor.

She spends a lot of time at her grandmother's.

Hunden er bange for sin egen skygge.

The dog is afraid of its own shadow.

Han spøger ofte med sin alder.

He often jokes about his age.

Han fortryder sin handling.

He regrets his action.

Min bedstefar holdt meget af sin hund.

My grandfather was very fond of his dog.

Hun siger altid sin mening.

She always speaks her mind.

Hun skrev et digt til sin mor.

She wrote a poem for her mother.

Advokaten talte på vegne af sin klient.

The lawyer spoke on behalf of her client.

Hun friede til sin kæreste på en restaurant.

She proposed to her boyfriend at a restaurant.

Hun har brug for tid til sin sorg.

She needs time for her grief.

Politikeren misbrugte sin magt.

The politician abused her power.

Hun kunne ikke se sin søn i mængden.

She could not see her son in the crowd.

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