Word
Han pratar med sin lärare efter mötet.
Meaning
He talks with his teacher after the meeting.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Han pratar med sin lärare efter mötet.
Why is it sin and not hans?
- sin is the reflexive possessive that refers back to the subject of the clause. Han pratar med sin lärare = he talks with his own teacher.
- hans means his (someone else’s). Han pratar med hans lärare = he talks with another man’s teacher.
- Agreement with the possessed noun: sin (en-words), sitt (ett-words), sina (plurals).
How do I know lärare is singular here, since it looks the same as the plural?
- The possessive tells you: sin lärare = singular; sina lärare = plural.
- Forms of lärare:
- Singular: en lärare, definite: läraren
- Plural: lärare, definite plural: lärarna
Why is it mötet and not möte?
- mötet is definite: “the meeting.” Swedish typically uses the definite form when a specific, known event is meant: efter mötet = after the (known) meeting.
- Alternatives:
- efter ett möte = after a meeting (any meeting)
- efter möten = after meetings (in general)
- efter mötena = after the meetings (specific set)