Breakdown of Pojken hittar sin leksak bakom teven.
hitta
to find
pojken
the boy
sin
his/her/its/their own (en-word)
leksaken
the toy
bakom
behind
teven
the TV
Questions & Answers about Pojken hittar sin leksak bakom teven.
Does the preposition bakom change the form of the noun teven?
No. In Swedish, spatial prepositions like bakom (behind) do not force the following noun into a special grammatical case. You simply use the normal definite or indefinite form. Here, the toy is behind a specific TV, so we just attach the standard definite ending to get teven (the TV).
Why do we use sin instead of hans for "his"?
Sin is a reflexive possessive pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence. Because the boy is finding his own toy, we must use sin. If the sentence said hans leksak, it would mean he was finding another boy's toy!
How do I know whether to use sin, sitt, or sina here?
The choice depends on the gender and number of the noun being owned. Because leksak (toy) is a singular en-word, we use sin. If he were finding an ett-word, we would use sitt, and if he were finding multiple toys, we would use sina.
Why is "the TV" spelled as teven instead of something like "TV:n"?
In Swedish, common initialisms are often spelled out phonetically to make it easier to add noun endings. Since "TV" is pronounced "te-ve" in Swedish, the definite form ("the TV") is written as teven. You will also see it written as tv:n, but teven is very common and shows exactly how it sounds.
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