Questions & Answers about Tomas skjorta är ny.
Why doesn't Tomas have an apostrophe to show ownership?
In Swedish, you do not use an apostrophe to show ownership (the genitive). For most names, you simply add an -s directly to the end of the word. For example, Anna's shirt would be Annas skjorta.
Why doesn't Tomas get an extra -s at the end?
If a name already ends in an -s, -x, or -z (like Tomas), you do not add an extra -s. You just use the name exactly as it is! The ownership is understood from the context and the word order.
Why is the word for shirt skjorta instead of the definite form skjortan?
After any word that shows ownership, the noun that follows must drop its definite ending. So even though it is his specific shirt, we use the indefinite form skjorta instead of skjortan.
Why do we use the adjective ny here instead of nytt?
Adjectives have to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because skjorta is an en word (en skjorta), we use the basic form ny. If we were describing an ett word, the adjective would become nytt.
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