"Det er hennes."

Translation: It's hers.

[rick_jones]

simple question : how would i differentiate between it is her and it is hers ?

[Luke_5.1991]

When the possessive stands alone, it is "hers," in English.

[fveldig]

By context.

[Cammy130100]

I put "this is hers". My understanding was that det could be for both it and this.
Tar jeg feil?

[uq.]

wow this one is actually simple

[qisforben]

When would hennes mean her rather than hers?

[Z.97]

New here, but isn't henne 'her', and hennes 'hers'?
For example: gutten hennes for 'her boy', and Jeg elsker henne for 'I love her'.

[Michael107728]

Depends on who's the subject of the sentence. For example:
Ida spiser sjokoladen sin -> Ida eats her own chocolate (subject owns the chocolate)
Ida spiser sjokoladen hennes -> Ida eats her chocolate (but it is not Ida's chocolate)

[qisforben]

ah. Makes sense.

[DorisKesse]

'It is for her' ?? marked wrong :(

[beerzoe]

That would have been "er det for henne".

[Henry602367]

Is it supposed to sound like 'hunners'?

[zemalninGlobal]

Hmm, guys, why it isn't correct to translate it as "that's her"?