Questions & Answers about Hon kramar hans hundar.
Why do we use hans here instead of a reflexive word like sina?
Reflexive possessives like sina are used when the subject of the sentence owns the object. The subject here is Hon (she), but the dogs belong to a man (hans). Because the owner and the subject are different people, we use the regular word for "his" (hans).
How would you say she is hugging her own dogs?
You would use the reflexive possessive for plural nouns: Hon kramar sina hundar.
What would it mean if the sentence was Hon kramar hennes hundar?
That would mean "She hugs her dogs", but because you used hennes instead of sina, it specifically means she is hugging another woman's dogs!
Is kramar just for "hugs", or does it also mean "is hugging"?
It means both! Swedish doesn't have a separate tense for things happening right now. Hon kramar translates to both "She hugs" and "She is hugging".
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