Breakdown of Säg åt henne att granska och korrigera sin dokumentation.
och
and
att
to
henne
her
sin
his/her/its/their own (en-word)
säga åt
to tell (to do)
granska
to review
dokumentationen
the documentation
korrigera
to correct
Questions & Answers about Säg åt henne att granska och korrigera sin dokumentation.
Why do we use sin here instead of hennes, considering the main subject of the sentence is an implied "you"?
Even though the main subject is the person giving the command, we are dealing with an infinitive clause: att granska och korrigera. The "logical subject" — the person actually doing the reviewing and correcting — is henne. Because she is performing the action on her own documentation, we use the reflexive sin.
Would it be wrong to use hennes here instead?
Yes, if you mean her own documentation. If you wrote korrigera hennes dokumentation, a Swedish speaker would assume she is being told to correct a different woman's documentation.
What is the difference between using säg åt here versus säg till?
The phrasal verb säg åt specifically means to command or instruct someone to do something. Säg till can also be used for instructions, but it is often much milder, usually just meaning to notify or alert someone. Using säg åt makes this a firm directive.
Why is the form sin used rather than sitt or sina?
The reflexive pronoun must agree in gender and number with the noun being possessed. Because dokumentation is a singular en-word, we use the en-word form sin.
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