No. 30 in Danish
sin
"Sin" is a reflexive pronoun in Danish meaning "his," "her," "its," or "their," referring back to the subject of the sentence.
In a sentence
Peter tog sin taske og gik.
Peter took his bag and left.
Here, 'sin' is used as a possessive pronoun referring to an item (the bag) that belongs to the subject (Peter).
Hun fandt sin lillebrors legetøj.
She found her younger brother's toy.
In this sentence, 'sin' refers to the possessive relationship between the subject of the sentence (she) and her younger brother's toy.
Barnet læser i sin bog.
The child is reading in their book.
The word 'sin' is employed here to denote possession of the book by the subject of the sentence (the child).
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