"He got the ball in his face."

Translation: Han fick bollen i ansiktet.

[Matt92HUN]

Why is hans instead of sitt wrong?

[adaaamb]

Still waiting for an explanation on this...

[devalanteriel]

Given how the phrase is structured, it can't really be any other face than his own. And since it's his own face, Swedish uses a reflexive pronoun.

[CsabaSndor]

Does the ball have some other meaning relating to male anatomy, like in English?

[CapdeBurro]

No, but "kula" (marble) does

[devalanteriel]

Nope, boll is not used euphemistically.

[Zmrzlina]

Au contraire, I've actually heard it used like that. I believe it's a clear anglicism. And I've only heard in on a few rare occasions.

[Nihil.77swe]

Is "Kula (-or)" also "bullet(s)"?

[Zmrzlina]

Yes.

[ASoapBar]

How do you say "ouch" in Swedish?

[devalanteriel]

Aj!