"Hon säljer sin hund."

Translation: She sells her dog.

[lostdrewid]

I got this wrong for adding a frown at the end. No regret.

[NJtheSTQ]

agree!! You get a Lingot for your compassion.

[DogePamyuPamyu]

Stop you guys her doggy could have had puppies and the puppies are still dogs and they belong to her so maybe she is just selling a puppy

[Enj649694]

Hon GIVES FOR ADOPTION sin hund

[NJtheSTQ]

That makes dogs slaves. My companions are not for sale.

[AnCatDubh]

Just to get away from the morbidity: why is it pronounced ‘shin’?

[Arnauti]

The r at the end of säljer forms a retroflex sound together with the s in sin when they meet.

[NiCooa2]

Omg.. this is harder than i thought D:

[coniferouskiddo]

Does this happen with all words ending in 'r' that are followed by sin/sina?

[qixyl]

What else letters do the same?

[Arnauti]

It happens whenever R is followed by d, t, l, r or n. Also in combinations of those.

Some examples here: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex_konsonant

[Elfastettner]

She should not sell animals :(

[strangrish]

Poor dog :(

[nikanokoi]

hon väljer katten, that's all :)

[ZoranMudronja]

"A second-hand doggie, good mileage."

[ArianaK9]

I'll take her dog

[Dasani_WB]

When is it "sin" and not "hennes?"

[Fekkezaum]

"Sin" is the possessive pronoun used for the third person singular or plural when the object is owned by the subject, regardless of the gender or number of the subject. In English that would mean "his/her/its/their own". Since in Swedish they have this specific pronoun, if you use "hennes" that would mean that she is selling someone else's dog (some other woman's dog).

I suggest you read the Tips and Notes before you do the lessons. They are very enlightening.

[Francesco957923]

Thanks

[Endermaste4]

De hund förmodligen har rabies.

[Enj649694]

Lets put an end to animal commerce! Adopt only. Breed only if it is for a free life.

[Enj649694]

Hon GIVES FOR ADOPTION sin hund

[jedilee2]

Where did you reads tips ?

[Enj649694]

Do you mean that 'lamp' symbol that appears in some other languages where you can get grammar explanation from?

[_ginzburg]

Well, in some others and in this one, actually. They have changed it in the meantime, though, and now there is no bulb anymore, but the word "tips".

[Ayy.its.lily]

Eeeeewwwwwww Duolingo!!! Stop promoting the cat/dog commerce! Only adopt and breed only if it is for a free life! She shouldn't have sold her doggo :(

[NJtheSTQ]

Perfect. You get a Lingot for speaking up for animals!

[Drachir2]

why not " she sells his dog"

[Arnauti]

sin always points back to the subject of the sentence. Since the subject is she, it must be her dog. It's her own dog.

[Drachir2]

Thank you
how do you translate: She sells his dog?

[Arnauti]

Hon säljer hans hund And if he sells hers, Han säljer hennes hund. But if he sells his (own): Han säljer sin hund

[Drachir2]

tack