"Her clothes are dirty."
Translation:Hennes kläder är smutsiga.
March 11, 2015
8 Comments
Why is it "hennes kläder" and not "henna kläderna" if it's "her clotheS"? Is it because it's a singular word in Swedish? Or did I get this plural thing all wrong?
March 23, 2018
silly.moi
251
May I guess it's the general clothes and not a specific piece? I had 'kläderna' as a first hunch, but in English it seems similar too - 'Her clothes are dirty. She is washing the dirty clothes.'
May 19, 2018
The first one is singular (common gender) and the second is plural (both genders).
March 11, 2015
Is there a reason why the gender-neutral pronoun "sin" can't be used here? (Even if it's somewhat less precise?)
December 4, 2015
Arnauti
- 952
Yes, the subject must be present in the phrase for sin to be used, and hon is not in the sentence here.
December 4, 2015
