Min handduk är tvättad och ligger på sängen.

My towel is washed and is lying on the bed.

Breakdown of Min handduk är tvättad och ligger på sängen.

• vara: to be
• och: and
• min: my
• ligga: to lie

Questions & Answers about Min handduk är tvättad och ligger på sängen.

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

Because handduk is a common gender noun in Swedish, and it is singular.

Swedish possessives change depending on the noun:

• min = for singular common gender nouns
• mitt = for singular neuter nouns
• mina = for plural nouns

So:

• min handduk = my towel
• mitt hus = my house
• mina handdukar = my towels

Since handduk is one towel and is a common gender noun, min is correct.

Why is there no word for the in min handduk?

In Swedish, you normally do not use the definite form when there is a possessive like min, din, hans, hennes, and so on.

So Swedish says:

• min handduk = my towel

not:

• min handduken

This is different from English, where my towel and the towel are separate structures, but in Swedish the possessive already makes the noun specific enough.

Why is it är tvättad instead of something like har tvättat?