Breakdown of Hun har sin hånd på den store mave.
hun
she
have
to have
stor
big
den
the (common, before adjective)
sin
his/her/its own (common)
på
on / at / in (a language) / of (after nouns like end or start)
hånden
the hand
maven
the stomach
Questions & Answers about Hun har sin hånd på den store mave.
Why is the word for 'her' sin and not hendes?
In Danish, sin means 'her own' (or his/its own). Because she is placing her own hand, we use sin. If the sentence used hendes, it would mean she was holding another woman's hand!
How do I know whether to use sin, sit, or sine here?
Why does 'the stomach' translate to den ... mave instead of using the normal definite ending (maven)?
Normally, 'the stomach' is maven. However, when you add an adjective like 'big' (stor) in front of the noun, you drop the -en ending. Instead, you put the independent article den (or det for et-words) at the front. That's why it is den store mave.
Why does the adjective have an -e on the end (store) instead of just stor?
When an adjective follows a definite article like den (the) or a possessive word, it must take the definite ending, which is an -e. So stor changes to store to match den.
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