"Your child reads a newspaper."

Translation: Ditt barn läser en tidning.

[BenFred2]

Eng: en- ett.

my: min- mitt.
our: vår- vårt.
your: din- ditt.
your: er- ert.
his: hans- hans.
their: deras- deras.
her: hennes- hennes

Differnce between your and your:
din: when one person has one non-neuter object

Eg: John, det är din sko = John, that is your shoe

er: when more than one person has one non-neuter object

<pre>Barn, det är er läxa = Children, that is your homework </pre>

[BenFred2]

Missed examples and source:

din: when one person has one non-neuter object

<pre>John, det är din sko = John, that is your shoe </pre>

ditt: when one person has one neuter object

<pre>John, det är ditt äpple = John, that is your apple </pre>

dina: when one person has multiple objects of any gender

<pre>John, det är dina skor = John, those are your shoes </pre>

er: when more than one person has one non-neuter object

<pre>Barn, det är er läxa = Children, that is your homework </pre>

ert: when more than one person has one neuter object

<pre>Barn, det är ert sandslott = Children, that is your sand castle </pre>

era: when more than one person has multiple objects of any gender

<pre>Barn, det är era husdjur = Children, those are your pets </pre>

Note that it becomes er/ert/era because several people have the object, even if you only talk to one person:

<pre>John, det är ert ansvar = John, it’s your (you and the others’) responsibility John, det är ditt ansvar = John, it’s your (yours alone) responsibility </pre>

Source
https://www.reddit.com/r/Svenska/comments/3qitpu/what_is_the_difference_between_dindittdina_and/

This helped me get my head around possessions.

[BenFred2]

Eng: en- ett.

my: min- mitt.

our: vår- vårt.

your: din- ditt.

your: er- ert.

his: hans- hans.

their: deras- deras.

her: hennes- hennes

[Margreet753743]

What about sin/sitt/sina?

[Tamkanat2]

Can you please explain neuter vs non neuter??

[devalanteriel]

They're the different genders:

• common = en-words
• neuter = ett-words

If you're unsure of what that means, please see here: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/26420394/Answers-to-some-common-questions-on-grammar-that-beginners-have

[iamOwenG]

Can someone explain erat / ert please? :)

[Anrui]

"Erat" is a colloquial form of "ert".

I believe it actually was the accusative before, but today it is used interchangeably with "ert", however with a much more colloquial feeling to it.

You can find these for several possessives;
Vår - Våran
Er - Eran
Vårt - Vårat
Ert - Erat

[Amun_Ra_]

So are both Ert and Ditt alright to use at the beinning?? I used Ert and got it correct.

[JoseeV64]

Yes, "ditt barn" is when you are talking to one person about his or her child (your child), and "ert barn" is when you are talking to more people about their child (your child).

[RottingCZ]

I think "dina barn läser en tidning" should be also correct, shouldn't it?

[JoseeV64]

No, because "dina barn" means "your children". "Ditt barn" is "your child".

[SophieCoombes03]

I put ditt barn meaning your child is this correct?

[esh2001]

What kind of modern child reads a newspaper

[devalanteriel]

Quite a few of them, I imagine.

[MarliesVee]

What is the difference between "ert barn" and "ditt barn" ?

[devalanteriel]

Plural vs singular:

• ditt = belongs to one person
• ert = belongs to more than one person

[ph.zQk4BM]

Why cant I use dina here instead of ditt

[JoseeV64]

dina barn is plural: your children.