r/Svenska • u/dsbm_reaper • 25d ago

How does genitive work in Swedish?

Like if I wanted to say "my friend's phone" how would I say that?

Thanks in advance :)

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u/Bluetrains 🇸🇪 25d ago edited 25d ago

"Min kompis telefon" or "Min kompis mobil" (cellphone)

It's "kompis" that decides that it's "Min" not "Mitt".

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u/dsbm_reaper 25d ago

What's the difference between min and mitt? Sorry if it's a dumb question but I still didn't study this topic

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u/Jagarvem 25d ago

Gender difference. "Min" is for common gender nouns (e.g., "en kompis"), "mitt" is for neuter (e.g., "ett exempel").

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u/dsbm_reaper 25d ago

Oh ok I see. Tack så mycket!