Reflexive possessives (sin, sitt, sina)

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his/her/its/their own (en-word)
sin
The man washes his (own) car.
Mannen tvättar sin bil.
The woman washes his car.
Kvinnan tvättar hans bil.
to forget
glömma
his/her/its/their own (ett-word)
sitt
the umbrella
paraplyet
The boy forgets his (own) umbrella.
Pojken glömmer sitt paraply.
The father reads his (own) book in the house.
Pappan läser sin bok i huset.
to drop / to lose
tappa
He drops his (own) key.
Han tappar sin nyckel.
to sell
sälja
his/her/its/their own (plural)
sina
They sell their (own) cars.
De säljer sina bilar.
He sells their cars.
Han säljer deras bilar.
to hold / to hold on to
hålla
The child holds its (own) apple.
Barnet håller sitt äpple.
to hug
krama
The mother hugs her (own) children.
Mamman kramar sina barn.
She hugs his dogs.
Hon kramar hans hundar.
Does the girl fetch her (own) umbrella?
Hämtar flickan sitt paraply?
the jacket
jackan
Is the man looking for his (own) jacket?
Söker mannen sin jacka?
She hugs them often.
Hon kramar dem ofta.
He holds his jacket and drops his key.
Han håller sin jacka och tappar sin nyckel.
She always forgets her umbrella on the train.
Hon glömmer alltid sitt paraply på tåget.

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