deras
Galician Edit
Verb Edit
deras
Indonesian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Malay deras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəʀəs.
Adjective Edit
deras
- heavy (of rate of flow)
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Root Edit
deras
- Alternative spelling of daras
Etymology 3 Edit
Root Edit
deras
- the sound of something being poured.
Portuguese Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
deras
Swedish Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Swedish þēra, from Old Norse þeirra, with the -s added in analogy with other genitive forms, specifically the masculine/neuter singular -s. Further from Proto-Germanic *þaizǫ̂, genitive plural of *sa, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tóysoHom, masculine/neuter genitive plural of Proto-Indo-European *só.
Pronunciation Edit
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Pronoun Edit
deras
- their; belonging to them
- När grannarna är bortresta, vaktar jag deras hund
- When the neighbors are traveling, I tend their dog
Usage notes Edit
Note the difference to sin:
- När grannarna åker bort tar de med sig sin hund = When the neighbors travel, they bring their (own) dog.
That is, use sin if the subject of the sentence are the ones possessing something; deras otherwise.
Declension Edit
Swedish personal pronouns
Number | Person | Type | Nominative | Oblique | Possessive | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
common | neuter | plural | |||||
singular | first | — | jag | mig, mej3 | min | mitt | mina |
second | — | du | dig, dej3 | din | ditt | dina | |
third | masculine (person) | han | honom, han2, en5 | hans | |||
feminine (person) | hon | henne, na5 | hennes | ||||
gender-neutral (person)1 | hen | hen, henom7 | hens | ||||
common (noun) | den | den | dess | ||||
neuter (noun) | det | det | dess | ||||
indefinite | man or en4 | en | ens | ||||
reflexive | — | sig, sej3 | sin | sitt | sina | ||
plural | first | — | vi | oss | vår, våran2 | vårt, vårat2 | våra |
second | — | ni | er | er, eran2, ers6 | ert, erat2 | era | |
archaic | I | eder | eder, eders6 | edert | edra | ||
third | — | de, dom3 | dem, dom3 | deras | |||
reflexive | — | sig, sej3 | sin | sitt | sina |
1Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, and has gained widespread acceptance today.
2Informal
3Colloquial pronunciation spelling.
4Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.
5Informal, somewhat dialectal
6Formal address
7Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council
Further reading Edit
- deras in Svensk ordbok.