Min väska ligger i huset.

in

Breakdown of Min väska ligger i huset.

• huset: the house
• min: my
• ligga: to lie

Questions & Answers about Min väska ligger i huset.

Why is it min väska and not mitt väska or mina väska?

Swedish possessive pronouns agree with the noun, not with the speaker.

• min = my (with en-words, singular)
• mitt = my (with ett-words, singular)
• mina = my (with all plural nouns)

The word väska is an en-word (en väska), singular, so you must use:

• min väska = my bag

If it were plural, you’d say:

• mina väskor = my bags

If the noun were an ett-word, you’d say:

• mitt hus = my house (ett hus)

What gender is väska, and how do I use it?

Väska is a common gender noun (traditionally called an en-word).

• Indefinite singular: en väska (a bag)
• Definite singular: väskan (the bag)
• Indefinite plural: väskor (bags)
• Definite plural: väskorna (the bags)

In your sentence, the noun is already defined by the possessive min, so you don’t add the -n ending:

• min väska (not min väskan)

Why do we use ligger instead of for “is” here?