Breakdown of Simkortet fungerar naturligtvis.
fungera
to work
simkortet
the SIM card
naturligtvis
of course; naturally
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Questions & Answers about Simkortet fungerar naturligtvis.
Why is simkortet one word, and what does the -et ending mean?
Swedish very often forms compounds as a single word, so simkort = SIM card.
The ending -et is the definite article attached to the noun, so:
- ett simkort = a SIM card
- simkortet = the SIM card
So simkortet literally means the SIM card.
Why is it -et and not -en?
Swedish nouns belong to different grammatical genders, and that affects the definite ending.
Simkort is an ett-word (neuter), so:
- ett simkort = a SIM card
- simkortet = the SIM card
If it were an en-word, the definite form would usually end in -en instead.
What does fungerar mean here?