Breakdown of Pojken glömmer sitt paraply.
pojken
the boy
glömma
to forget
sitt
his/her/its/their own (ett-word)
paraplyet
the umbrella
Questions & Answers about Pojken glömmer sitt paraply.
Why does the sentence use sitt instead of hans for "his"?
sitt is a reflexive pronoun, meaning it refers back to the subject of the sentence. It tells us he forgot "his own" umbrella. If we said Pojken glömmer hans paraply, it would mean the boy forgot another boy's umbrella!
Why is it sitt and not sin?
The word for "his own" changes based on the gender of the noun being owned, not the owner. paraply (umbrella) is an ett-word, so we must use the ett-form sitt. If he forgot an en-word like a book (en bok), it would be sin bok.
How can I tell from this sentence whether paraply is an en-word or an ett-word?
The pronoun sitt gives it away! Because sitt is the ett-form of the possessive pronoun, we know it has to be ett paraply. If it were an en-word, the sentence would use sin instead.
I remember the word for boy is pojke. Why does it end with just an -n here instead of -en to mean "the"?
Since pojke already ends in a vowel, we only add -n to make it definite ("the boy"). Adding -en would make it pojkeen, which is awkward to say in Swedish.
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