Learn Danish: Ud over sit talent har hun en stor passion for musik. - Besides her talent, she has a great passion for music.

The phrase ud over literally translates to 'out over' or 'beyond.' However, when used figuratively as a preposition of addition, as it is in this sentence, it translates to 'besides' or 'in addition to.' It tells us that she has a passion for music that exists on top of the talent she already possesses.

Why does the sentence use sit instead of hendes for 'her talent'?

Because the talent belongs to the subject of the sentence, hun. In Danish, when a third-person subject possesses an item in the same clause, you must use the reflexive possessive sin, sit, or sine. Since talent is a neuter noun (an et-word), it takes sit. If you used hendes, it would mean she has a passion besides some other woman's talent.

Why is the verb har placed before the subject hun?

This happens because of the Danish V2 (verb-second) rule. The sentence starts with the entire prepositional phrase Ud over sit talent, which occupies the first position. To keep the verb in the second position, har comes immediately after the phrase, pushing the subject hun to the third position.

Why do we say passion for instead of another preposition like til?