Re: Odd construct

daniel andreasson scripsit:

> > Swedish is a bit fond of these reduced "affixal" pronouns. One
> > of them is quite funny, namely _-na_ "her" (3rd sg female oblique
> > personal pronoun) - the corresponding independent pronoun is the
> > less than very similar _henne_. Supposedly, the _-na_ is from an
> > old accusative _hana_.
>
> Yup. That's my understanding of it as well.
>
> Like _Seruna?_ 'Do you see her?' for _ser du henne_ > _se ru na_.
>
> Pronouns beginning in /d/ become [r] when unstressed.
Similarly, the English reduced form of "them" (which is a Danish or
Norse borrowing) is "'em" [@m], which descends from the original
Old English pronoun "hem".

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