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Possessives: hans / hennes (his / her)

Possessives: hans / hennes (his / her)

Structure:

hans / hennes + noun (invariable)

hans and hennes do not change form regardless of the noun's gender. Compare with sin/sitt/sine (reflexive possessive, learned at B1).

Example:

Jeg kjenner hans søster og hennes bror. **Translation:** I know his sister and her brother.

Examples

Jeg kjenner hans søster og hennes bror.

I know his sister and her brother.

Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Jeg kjenner hans søster og hennes bror."

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