Questions & Answers about Mitt jobb kräver tålamod.
Why is it mitt jobb and not min jobb?
In Swedish, possessive pronouns agree with the grammatical gender of the noun:
- min is used with en-words (common gender):
- min bok (my book, en bok)
- mitt is used with ett-words (neuter):
- mitt hus (my house, ett hus)
Jobb is an ett-word: ett jobb.
So you must say mitt jobb, not min jobb.
How do I know that jobb is an ett-word?
Unfortunately, there’s no reliable rule; you mostly have to learn the gender together with each noun.
A good habit is to always learn nouns like this:
- ett jobb – a job
- jobbet – the job
So when you learn the word, memorize it as ett jobb. That will automatically tell you to use mitt (not min) and the definite form jobbet.
Why is there no word like “a” or “the” before jobb in mitt jobb?