Questions & Answers about Täckningen är bra här.
Why does täckningen end in -en?
Because Swedish usually puts the definite article on the end of the noun.
- täckning = coverage
- täckningen = the coverage
So Täckningen är bra här literally means The coverage is good here.
What exactly does täckning mean in this sentence?
In everyday Swedish, täckning often means signal coverage, especially for mobile phones. So this sentence is very commonly understood as There’s good reception/coverage here.
It can also mean coverage in other contexts, but without extra context, many people will think of phone signal first.
Why is there no separate word for the before täckningen?
Swedish often uses a suffix instead of a separate word for the.
Compare:
- en täckning = a coverage / coverage
- täckningen = the coverage
So unlike English, Swedish does not normally say a separate the here. The -en already does that job.
Why is är used here?
är is the present tense of vara, which means to be.
So:
- är = is / are
In this sentence, it links the subject and the description:
- Täckningen = the coverage
- är = is
- bra = good
- här = here
So the structure is simply The coverage is good here.
Why is bra just bra? Shouldn’t the adjective change?
No—bra is one of those very common Swedish adjectives that usually stays the same in this kind of sentence.
Here it is a predicate adjective after är:
- Täckningen är bra. = The coverage is good.
You do not change bra here to match gender or number.
Why is här at the end of the sentence?
That is a very natural position in Swedish. Här means here, and placing it at the end sounds neutral and normal:
- Täckningen är bra här. = The coverage is good here.
You can also move it for emphasis:
- Här är täckningen bra. = Here, the coverage is good.
Both are possible, but the original sentence sounds very natural as a simple statement.
Could I also say Det är bra täckning här?
Yes, absolutely. That is also very natural.
Compare:
- Täckningen är bra här. = The coverage is good here.
- Det är bra täckning här. = There is good coverage here.
The meaning is very similar. The version with det är often feels a bit more like everyday spoken Swedish.
How is Täckningen är bra här pronounced?
A simple approximation for an English speaker is:
TEK-ning-en air bra hair
A few pronunciation notes:
- ä in Täckningen, är, and här is like the e in bed, though Swedish vowel quality is a bit different.
- ck is pronounced like a strong k sound.
- ng in täckningen is like the ng in sing.
- The r in Swedish is not usually the same as a strong American English r.
You do not pronounce it like English tack.
What is the basic word order of this sentence?
The basic pattern is:
subject + verb + adjective + place
So here:
- Täckningen = subject
- är = verb
- bra = adjective/complement
- här = place adverb
This is a very standard Swedish sentence pattern.
Is this sentence formal or informal?
It is neutral and natural in both speech and writing. It is not especially formal or informal.
You could hear it in everyday conversation, for example when talking about mobile signal:
- Kan du ringa härifrån?
- Ja, täckningen är bra här.
So it is a very useful real-life sentence.
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