No. 50 in Norwegian
sine
"Sine" is a Norwegian possessive pronoun meaning "his," "her," "its," or "their" (reflecting ownership by the subject of the sentence in plural or definite forms).
In a sentence
Hun tok på sine hansker før hun gikk ut.
She put on her gloves before she went out.
Here, 'sine' is a possessive pronoun used to indicate that the gloves belong to the subject, 'hun' (she).
Elevene har alltid med seg sine bøker til timene.
The students always bring their books to class.
In this context, 'sine' is a possessive pronoun that matches 'elevene' (the students), indicating the books belong to them.
Han prøvde å finne sine nøkler i vesken.
He tried to find his keys in the bag.
Here, 'sine' denotes possession, relating the keys to the subject, 'han' (he), and corresponds to the plural noun 'nøkler' (keys).
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