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66 [sekstiseks / seks og seksti] Eigedomspronomen 1

I – my	eg - min
I can’t find my key.	Eg finn ikkje nøkkelen min.
I can’t find my ticket.	Eg finn ikkje billetten min.
you – your	du - din
Have you found your key?	Har du funne nøkkelen din?
Have you found your ticket?	Har du funne billetten din?
he – his	han - hans
Do you know where his key is?	Veit du kvar nøkkelen hans er?
Do you know where his ticket is?	Veit du kvar billetten hans er?
she – her	ho - hennar
Her money is gone.	Pengane hennar er borte.
And her credit card is also gone.	Og kredittkortet hennar er òg borte.
we – our	vi / me - vår
Our grandfather is ill.	Bestefaren vår er sjuk.
Our grandmother is healthy.	Men bestemor vår er frisk.
you – your	de - dykkar
Children, where is your father?	Kvar er far dykkar?
Children, where is your mother?	Kvar er mor dykkar?

Code-switching

More and more people are growing up bilingual. They can speak more than one language. Many of these people often switch languages. They decide which language to use depending on the situation. For example, they speak a different language at work than at home. By doing so, they adapt themselves to their environment. But there is also the possibility of switching languages spontaneously. This phenomenon is called code-switching . In code-switching, the language gets switched in the middle of speaking. There could be many reasons why speakers switch languages. Often, they don't find the appropriate word in one language. They can express themselves better in the other language. It can also be that the speaker feels more confident in one of the languages. They use this language for private or personal things. Sometimes a certain word doesn't exist in a language. In this case the speaker must switch languages. Or they switch languages so that they aren't understood. In that case code-switching works like a secret language. Earlier, mixing languages was criticized. It was thought that the speaker couldn't speak either language correctly. Today it is viewed differently. Code-switching is recognized as a special linguistic competence. It can be interesting to observe speakers using code-switching. Often, they don't just switch the language they're speaking. Other communicative elements change as well. Many speak faster, louder or more accentuated in the other language. Or they suddenly use more gestures and facial expressions. In this way, code-switching is always a little bit of culture-switching too…