Breakdown of Læreren tager sin jakke.
læreren
the teacher
sin
his/her/its own (common)
tage
to take / to make (a decision)
jakken
the jacket
Questions & Answers about Læreren tager sin jakke.
Why do we use sin here instead of hans?
Why is the word sin used rather than sit or sine?
The form of the possessive depends on the noun it describes. Because jakke (jacket) is an en word (en jakke) in the singular, we use sin. If he were taking an et word, it would be sit, and for multiple things, it would be sine.
If he is taking his specific jacket, why isn't it jakken?
Whenever you use a possessive word like sin, min, or hans in Danish, the noun that follows must be in its indefinite form. That is why it is sin jakke and never sin jakken.
What is the base form of the word læreren?
The base form is en lærer (a teacher). Adding the -en to the end makes it definite, meaning 'the teacher'. Notice that because lærer already ends in -er, we just add -en directly to the end.