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### Possessives for Names

To show ownership in Swedish, simply add **-s** to the end of a name. Remember these rules:

- **No apostrophes:** Swedish possessives never use an apostrophe (*Anna's* becomes **Annas**).
- **Names ending in -s:** If a name already ends in **-s** (like **Lars**), add nothing. 
- **Indefinite nouns:** The noun immediately following a possessive must be in its indefinite form (**Annas presenter**, not *Annas presenterna*).

### Plural Definite Nouns with Adjectives (Double Definiteness)

Adding an adjective to a definite plural noun (like "the big boxes") requires a pattern called "double definiteness." You need three pieces working together:
1. The free plural article **de** ("the")
2. The plural adjective (ending in **-a**)
3. The definite plural noun (usually ending in **-na** or **-en**)

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### Standalone Possessives

Possessives can stand alone when the object is already understood, just like in English:

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### More Practice

Here are a few more examples combining possessives and the plural double definite pattern:

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Possessives for names (-s)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite ending (barnet, hunden)

Indefinite articles and -ar verbs (en, ett)

Basic word order

Singular adjectives (stor, stort)

Plural adjectives (-a)

Sentence negation (inte)

Yes/No questions

Basic question words (vad, vem, var)

Regular Group 2 verbs (-er)

Short verbs and irregulars (har, gör)

The infinitive marker (att)

Modal verbs (kan, vill, måste, får)

Future intention (ska)

Time adverbs (imorgon, igår)

Word order inversion

Adverbs of frequency (ibland, aldrig)

Everyday things (dörren, stolen, tåget)

Definite suffix spelling changes

Plural nouns Group 1 and 2 (-or, -ar)

Plural nouns Group 3 (-er, -r)

Neuter indefinite plurals

Definite plural suffixes (-na, -a, -en)

Object pronouns (mig, dig, oss)

Reflexive pronouns (sig)

Expanded question words (när, varför)

Which and what (vilken, vilket, vilka)

Coordinating conjunctions (men, eller, för)

Prepositions of place (i, på, till, från)

Quantifiers (mycket, många)

Indefinite pronouns (någon, något, några)

First and second person possessives (min, din, vår, er)

Third person possessives (hans, hennes, dess, deras)

Reflexive possessives (sin, sitt, sina)

The genitive (-s)

Adjectives before singular nouns

Adjectives before plural nouns (-a)

Double definiteness (den, det, de)

Demonstratives (den här, det här, de här)

The imperative mood

Past tense of vara and ha (var, hade)

Definite plural adjectives (de ... -a)

Genitive case for names (-s)

Numbers 1 to 10 (en, två, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (elva till tjugo)

Counting by tens to 100 (trettio, fyrtio...)

Days of the week (måndag, tisdag...)

Months of the year (januari, februari...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (första, andra...)

Greetings and politeness (hej, tack, förlåt)

Particle verbs of direction (gå ut, komma in)

Simple past: Group 1 (-ade)

Simple past: Group 2a (-de)

Simple past: Group 2b (-te)

Simple past: Group 3 (-dde)

Simple past: Group 4

Present perfect: Groups 1 and 2 (har)

Present perfect: Groups 3 and 4

Past perfect (hade)

Future predictions (kommer att)

Future with present tense

The adjective small (liten, litet, små)

Demonstratives of distance (den där, det där, de där)

Negative pronouns (ingen, inget, inga)

Universal pronouns (all, allt, alla)

The generic pronoun (man, en)

Possessive generic pronoun (ens)

Reciprocal pronoun (varandra)

Qualitative pronouns (sådan, sådant, sådana)

Habitual time expressions (på)

Specific past time expressions (i)

Past time expressions (för ... sedan)

Future time expressions (om)

Location and motion adverbs (här/hit, där/dit)

Consequences (så)

Correlative conjunctions (både ... och)

Either and neither (antingen ... eller, varken ... eller)

Verbs of opinion and belief (tycker, tror, tänker)

Subordinate clauses (att, om)

Time clauses (när, innan, medan)

Clauses of cause (eftersom, därför att)

Negation in subordinate clauses (inte)

V2 word order inversion

Relative clauses as subjects (som)

Relative clauses as objects (som)

Relative clauses for places (där)

Adverbs from adjectives (-t)

Adjective comparative and superlative (-are, -ast)

Irregular comparisons

Question	Answer
the (plural, before adjective)	de
the box	lådan
Anna	Anna
the gift	presenten
The big boxes are Anna's gifts.	De stora lådorna är Annas presenter.
Erik	Erik
the toy	leksaken
Where are Erik's toys?	Var är Eriks leksaker?
The nice toys are Erik's.	De fina leksakerna är Eriks.
Lars	Lars
the bracelet	armbandet
The expensive gifts are Lars's bracelets.	De dyra presenterna är Lars armband.
Maria	Maria
the cell phone	mobilen
Maria's cell phone is new, but the old cell phones are mine.	Marias mobil är ny, men de gamla mobilerna är mina.
the ring	ringen
The new rings are in Anna's box.	De nya ringarna är i Annas låda.
I like Maria's rings and the red bracelets.	Jag tycker om Marias ringar och de röda armbanden.
Today Lars buys the fun toys.	Idag köper Lars de roliga leksakerna.
Are the big boxes Lars's gifts?	Är de stora lådorna Lars presenter?
The white cell phones are Erik's.	De vita mobilerna är Eriks.