Possessives after the noun

In Norwegian the possessive usually comes after the noun, and the noun is in the definite form: bilen min (my car), huset vårt (our house). The possessive agrees with the thing owned, not with the owner:

• masculine: min, din, vår (sykkelen min)
• feminine -a nouns: mi, di, vår (boka mi); min and din are also accepted
• neuter: mitt, ditt, vårt (rommet mitt)
• plural: mine, dine, våre (skoene mine)

deres (your, to several people) never changes: hagen deres, barna deres.

Before the noun the possessive is emphatic, and the noun stays indefinite: Det er min feil (It's my fault).