Breakdown of Alla i gruppen tog sina jackor.
i
in
ta
to take
alla
all
sina
his/her/its/their own (plural)
jackan
the jacket
gruppen
the group
Questions & Answers about Alla i gruppen tog sina jackor.
Why do we use alla here instead of allt?
In this sentence, alla is used as a standalone pronoun meaning "everyone" or "all people". You always use alla for plural nouns and groups of people. Allt translates to "everything" (all the things), which wouldn't make sense in this context.
Why does the sentence use sina instead of deras for "their"?
Sina is a reflexive possessive pronoun that means "their own". It is used because the jackets belong to the subject of the sentence, Alla (Everyone). If you wrote deras jackor, it would mean everyone took some other group's jackets! We use sina rather than sin or sitt because jackor is plural.
Why is the noun jackor (jackets) in the indefinite form?
In Swedish, you never use the definite form (like jackorna) directly after a possessive word like sina, min, or deras. The possessive word already makes it clear which specific jackets we are talking about, so the noun itself just stays in the indefinite plural form jackor.
Is tog an irregular verb?
Yes, tog (took) is the past tense of the verb att ta (to take). It is a strong, irregular verb, which means it changes its main vowel instead of adding a regular past tense ending like -de or -te.
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