sin

sin as a noun

sin in a sentence

• hon skrev sitt namn
  she wrote her name
• de stod på var sin sida
  they each stood on one side
• han såg sin chans
  he saw his chance
• hon gick sin väg
  she went her way
• Han hämtade sin post för tio minuter sedan.
  He picked up his (own) mail ten minutes ago.
• Han hämtade hans post för tio minuter sedan.
  He picked up his (somebody else’s) mail ten minutes ago.
• Hon samlar sina dikter i en låda.
  She collects her poems in a box.
• Hunden tycker inte om sitt halsband.
  The dog doesn’t like its collar.

Expressions

• på sin höjd
  at the out side
• på sina ställen
  in places
• vad i all sin dar
  what in Heavens's name?
• i sin tur
  in its turn

Questions

Where the course teaches it

• Swedish verbs: ligga, stå, sitta
  Complete Swedish – Season 2
• Sin versus hans: reflexive possession in Swedish
  Complete Swedish – Season 2
• Swedish words for meals: frukost, lunch, middag
  Complete Swedish – Season 2
• Swedish possessive pronouns: a review lesson
  Complete Swedish – Season 2

Origin

Nominalisation of sina (“run dry”).

Nearby common words

sin is number 138 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 134varit been
• 135mot against, towards, (toward (US))
• 136ner down, down; in a direction downwards
• 137hålla hold, keep
• 139andra other, second
• 140ville wanted
• 141barn child, kid
• 142hända happen, occur