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swedish grammar.
Demonstrative Pronouns.
| Masc. | | | Fem. | | | Neut. | ||
| Sing. | N. | sar (sa) | su | ðat, 'that.' | ||||
| G. | ðes | ðeirrar | ðes | |||||
| D. | ðeim | ðeirri | ðy | |||||
| A. | ðan (ðæn) | ða | ðat | |||||
| Plur. | N. | ðeir | ðær | ðau, 'those.' | ||||
| G. | ðeirra | ðeirra | ðeirra | |||||
| D. | ðeim | ðeim | ðeim | |||||
| A. | ða | ðær | ðau | |||||
| Sing. | N. | ðessi | ðessi | ðetta, 'this.' | ||||
| G. | ðessa | ðessar | ðessa | |||||
| D. | ðessum | ðessi | ðessu | |||||
| A. | ðenna | ðessa | ðetta | |||||
| Plur. | N. | ðessir | ðessar | ðessi, 'these.' | ||||
| G. | ðessa | ðessa | ðessa | |||||
| D. | ðessum | ðessum | ðessum | |||||
| A. | ðessa | ðessar | ðessi. | |||||
The third demonstrative pronoun in Old Swedish hin, hin, hint, from which the modern definite and terminal affix-articles have been derived were declined like the possessive pronouns min, 'my;' ðin, 'thy,' &c.
| Masc. | Fem. | Neut. | ||
| Sing. | N. | hin | hin | hint (hit), 'this,' 'that.' |
| G. | hins | hinnar | hins | |
| D. | hinum | hinni | hinu, | |
| A. | hin | hina | hint (hit) | |
| Plur. | N. | hinir | hinar | hin, 'these,' 'those.' |
| G. | hinna | hinna | hinna | |
| D. | hinum | hinum | hinum | |
| A. | hina | hinar | hin | |
