Word
Virksomheden sælger sine produkter i hele Europa.
Meaning
The company sells its products all over Europe.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Virksomheden sælger sine produkter i hele Europa.
i
in
sine
his/her/its own (plural)
hel
whole
virksomheden
the company
Questions & Answers about Virksomheden sælger sine produkter i hele Europa.
Why do we use sine here instead of dens for "its"?
In Danish, when a third-person subject (like virksomheden) owns the object in the same clause, you must use the reflexive possessive pronoun (sin, sit, or sine). If we used dens, it would imply that the company is selling some other company's products.
Why is the form sine used instead of sin or sit?
The reflexive possessive pronoun must match the gender and number of the thing being owned, not the owner. Because produkter is plural, we use the plural form sine. If the company were selling just one product, it would be sit produkt because produkt is a neuter noun (et produkt).
Why does hele have an -e on the end when there is no definite article like det?
When the adjective hel (whole or all) is placed directly in front of a proper noun like a country or continent (Europa), it automatically takes the definite -e ending. This makes "all over Europe" translate directly to the fixed phrase i hele Europa.
Is there a rule to help remember whether virksomhed takes an -en or -et ending?