4 A confusing case occurs when the possessive precedes the subject:
Despite his appearance he was very young.
Trots sitt utseende var han mycket ung.
←⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
S
5 In clauses with ellipsis (object + infinitive),
when there is no finite verb
in
the clause,
sin/
sitt/
sina may
refer to the implied subject of the clause:
I heard her call her husband.
Jag hörde henne ropa på sin man.
S
IS
O
S
IS
←⎯⎯⎯⎯
I saw him kick his dog.
Jag såg honom sparka sin hund.
S
IS
O
S
IS
←⎯⎯⎯⎯
To
test this, expand the ellipted clause into
a full clause and apply the
basic rules (see 1, 2 above):
Jag såg att han sparkade sin hund.
S
/SC S
←⎯⎯⎯⎯
O
6 Note
the idiomatic use of sin/
sitt/
sina in such phrases as:
Det är inte lätt att älska sin nästa.
Loving your neighbour is not easy.
Att offra sin hälsa på cigaretter är dumt.
It’s stupid to sacrifice your health for cigarettes.
7 Note the idiomatic use of
sin/
sitt/
sina in abbreviated comparisons:
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: