Possessive pronouns have independent and adjectival forms. The adjectival form is used immediately preceding the possessed noun ("det er min hest" "it is my horse"), whereas the independent possessive pronoun is used in place of the possessed noun ("den er min" "it is mine"). In the third person singular "sin" is used when the owner is also the subject of the sentence, whereas "hans" ("his"), "hendes" (her) and "dens/dets" "its" is used when the owner is different from the grammatical subject.