Family and other people’s possessions
Use , and for his, her and their.
These forms do not change with the noun: , , .
Danish distinguishes maternal and paternal grandparents in common family words: and are the mother’s parents; and are the father’s.
Learn and irregular plural .
Det er hendes søn.It is her son.
Det er hans datter.It is his daughter.
Det er deres børn.They are their children.
Freja har en lillebror.Freja has a younger brother.
Mine forældre bor der.My parents live there.
Karen er Frejas mormor.Karen is Freja’s maternal grandmother.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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It is her son.
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It is his daughter.
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They are their children.
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Freja has a younger brother.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the Danish form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Det er søn.
It is her son.
Det er datter.
It is his daughter.
Det er børn.
They are their children.
Freja har en .
Freja has a younger brother.
Mine bor der.
My parents live there.
Karen er Frejas .
Karen is Freja’s maternal grandmother.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Det er søn.
It is her son.
Det er datter.
It is his daughter.
Det er børn.
They are their children.
Freja har en .
Freja has a younger brother.
Mine bor der.
My parents live there.
Karen er Frejas .
Karen is Freja’s maternal grandmother.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
It is her son.
It is his daughter.
They are their children.
Freja has a younger brother.
My parents live there.
Karen is Freja’s maternal grandmother.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
It is her son.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
It is her son.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
It is his daughter.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
It is his daughter.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
They are their children.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
They are their children.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Freja has a younger brother.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Freja has a younger brother.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
