Genitive reflexives (sín, síns)

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of oneself
sín
the peace
friðurinn
She thrives here and enjoys the peace.
Hún nýtur sín hérna og nýtur friðarins.
He always goes home to his place after the shift.
Hann fer alltaf heim til sín eftir vaktina.
the mother tongue
móðurmálið
The student misses his own mother tongue.
Nemandinn saknar móðurmáls síns.
the fatherland
föðurlandið
When they lived abroad, they missed their own fatherland.
Þegar þau bjuggu í útlöndum söknuðu þau föðurlands síns.
the tradition
hefðin
The grandmother watches over her own tradition.
Amman gætir hefðar sinnar.
the possession
eignin
The woman watches over her own possession.
Konan gætir eignar sinnar.
The parents take care of their own possessions because of the storm.
Foreldrarnir gæta eigna sinna út af óveðrinu.
They miss their own traditions.
Þeir sakna hefða sinna.
They enjoyed themselves and enjoyed the peace in the forest.
Þau nutu sín og nutu friðarins í skóginum.
the safety
öryggið
The family watches over its own safety in the town.
Fjölskyldan gætir öryggis síns í bænum.
the origin
uppruninn
He misses his own origin.
Hann saknar uppruna síns.
the value
gildið
They watch over their own values.
Þau gæta gilda sinna.
The language of the fatherland is his mother tongue.
Tungumál föðurlandsins er móðurmál hans.
The cat goes home to its place.
Kötturinn fer heim til sín.
There is a lot of safety and a lot of peace here.
Hér er mikið öryggi og mikill friður.
The boy does not know his own origin.
Strákurinn þekkir ekki uppruna sinn.
The values are important.
Gildin eru mikilvæg.
the feeling
tilfinningin
The student misses his home country a lot, and this feeling is strong.
Nemandinn saknar heimalands síns mikið og þessi tilfinning er sterk.
the connection
tengingin
She feels a strong connection between herself and her relatives.
Hún finnur sterka tengingu milli sín og ættingja sinna.
The neighbor misses his friends because of this deep connection.
Nágranninn saknar vina sinna út af þessari djúpu tengingu.
to preserve
varðveita
He pulls the old things to himself to preserve the traditions of his family.
Hann dregur gömlu hlutina til sín til að varðveita hefðir fjölskyldu sinnar.
She thrives well when she preserves the old traditions.
Hún nýtur sín vel þegar hún varðveitir gömlu hefðirnar.
The parents talk a lot among themselves about this good feeling.
Foreldrarnir tala mikið sín á milli um þessa góðu tilfinningu.
own (one's own)
eigin
She loves her own car.
Hún elskar sinn eigin bíl.
He built his own house.
Hann byggði sitt eigið hús.

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