Questions & Answers about Är dina skor nya?
Why is it dina instead of din or ditt?
Dina is the plural form of "your" (when speaking to one person). You must use it here because the noun it belongs to, skor (shoes), is plural. If you were talking about just one shoe, you would use din sko.
Why is the adjective nya and not ny?
In Swedish, adjectives change their ending to match the noun they describe. Because skor is plural, the basic adjective ny (new) gets an -a added to the end to become nya.
Why does the sentence start with the verb Är?
To turn a statement into a yes/no question in Swedish, you simply swap the verb and the subject. The statement is Dina skor är nya (Your shoes are new). By moving Är to the front, it becomes a question!
Do I use the basic form of the noun after dina?
Yes! After a possessive word like min, din, or vår, you always use the indefinite (basic) form of the noun. So it is dina skor (your shoes), never dina skorna.