Veterinären undersöker pälsen.

to examine

Breakdown of Veterinären undersöker pälsen.

• veterinären: the veterinarian
• pälsen: the fur; the animal's coat

Questions & Answers about Veterinären undersöker pälsen.

Why does veterinär become veterinären?

Because veterinären is the definite singular form of the noun veterinär.

• en veterinär = a veterinarian / a vet
• veterinären = the veterinarian / the vet

In Swedish, the definite article is usually added as an ending to the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

Since veterinär is an en-word, the definite ending is -en:

• en veterinär
• veterinären

Why is there no separate word for the in the sentence?

Swedish usually puts the at the end of the noun as a suffix.

So instead of:

• English: the veterinarian
• Swedish: veterinären

And instead of:

• English: the fur
• Swedish: pälsen

This is one of the biggest differences from English. In simple sentences like this, Swedish normally does not use a separate word for the.

What form is undersöker?