See also: Hans and HANS

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hans, the genitive of hann (he).

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

hans

  1. genitive of han (his)
    Bogen er hans.The book is his.
    Det er hans bog.It is his book.

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Faroese edit

Pronoun edit

hans

  1. archaic genitive of hann (his)

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Icelandic edit

Pronoun edit

hans

  1. (personal) genitive of hann; his
    Ég fór í húsið hans.
    I went to his house.

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Latvian edit

Noun edit

hans m (1st declension)

  1. khan

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Norman edit

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hans

  1. plural of han

Norwegian Bokmål edit

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Pronoun edit

hans

  1. possessive of han; his

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse hans, genitive of hann (he).

Determiner edit

hans

  1. possessive of han; his; belonging to him
    huset hans brann opp
    his house burnt down
    far hans var vaksen opp der
    his father had grown up there
    hans store sorg
    his great sorrow
    sorga er hans
    the sorrow is his
  2. of (expressing possession or association)
    kjerringa hans Einar døydde
    the wife of Einar (Einar's wife) died
Usage notes edit
  • As with the han, hans is not used only with masculine persons, but also with masculine nouns. The same cannot be said for the sense expressing possession or association, used more like a preposition.
  • When applied after a noun, the noun should always be in its definite form. This is by far the most normal way in which hans is used. Some familial terms are exempt, but not excluded. These are bror, far, and mor, though occasionally also dotter and syster.
  • Though not as common, hans may also come preceding a nominal phrase. This is usually done for emphasis or for phrases that might be considered more "fixed". In these cases, the noun should be in its appropriate indefinite form. The phrase itself must still be considered definite though, and as such, adjectives still inflected in their definite forms.
Synonyms edit
  • (expressing possession or association): til (preposition) (used irrespective of gender of possessor)
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Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

hans m (definite singular hansen, indefinite plural hansar, definite plural hansane)

  1. clipping of hansel.

Etymology 3 edit

From the verb hanse.

Noun edit

hans m (definite singular hansen, uncountable)

  1. (historical, nautical, collective) a feast or a set of gifts which a sailor was expected to provide his fellow crewmen upon the return of his first voyage.

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Old Norse edit

Pronoun edit

hans

  1. genitive singular of hann

Portuguese edit

Noun edit

hans m

  1. plural of han

Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

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Pronoun edit

hans

  1. (personal pronoun): his
    Boken är hans.The book is his.
    Det är hans bok.It is his book.

Declension edit