"Your child reads a newspaper."
Translation:Ditt barn läser en tidning.
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"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
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>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.
Eng: en- ett.
my: min- mitt.
our: vår- vårt.
your: din- ditt.
your: er- ert.
his: hans- hans.
their: deras- deras.
her: hennes- hennes
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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).
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I think "dina barn läser en tidning" should be also correct, shouldn't it?
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No, because "dina barn" means "your children". "Ditt barn" is "your child".
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"Barn" is an ett-word. En-words take "din". "Ditt barn" is "your child" and "dina barn" is "your children".
