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Questions & Answers about Advokaten läser ordern.
Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?
Because Swedish usually puts the definite article onto the noun itself as an ending.
So:
- advokat = lawyer
- advokaten = the lawyer
- order = order
- ordern = the order
This is one of the biggest differences from English. Instead of saying the lawyer, Swedish often says lawyer-the in effect.
A useful extra note: if there is an adjective, Swedish often uses both a separate article and the noun ending:
- den skickliga advokaten = the skilled lawyer
What is the base form of advokaten?
The base form is advokat.
- en advokat = a lawyer
- advokaten = the lawyer
So advokat is an en-word (common gender noun), and its definite singular form is made with -en.
Why is it ordern and not orderen?