Questions & Answers about Min pojkvän spelar låten.
Why is it min pojkvän and not mitt pojkvän or mina pojkvän?
Because pojkvän is a common-gender singular noun (an en-word).
Swedish possessives change to match the noun:
- min
- common gender singular
- mitt
- neuter singular
- mina
- plural
So:
- min pojkvän = my boyfriend
- mitt hus = my house
- mina vänner = my friends
Since pojkvän is singular and an en-word, min is the correct form.
Why is there no article before pojkvän?
After a possessive like min, Swedish normally does not use a separate article.
So Swedish says:
- min pojkvän = my boyfriend
not:
- min en pojkvän
- min pojkvänen
This is similar to English, where you say my boyfriend, not my the boyfriend.
Why is pojkvän written as one word?