Vi förvarar maten i kylskåpet.

the food

Breakdown of Vi förvarar maten i kylskåpet.

• i: in
• vi: we
• kylskåpet: the fridge

Questions & Answers about Vi förvarar maten i kylskåpet.

Why is it förvarar and not förvara?

Because förvarar is the present tense form: we store / we keep.

• att förvara = to store, to keep
• jag förvarar = I store
• vi förvarar = we store

A lot of Swedish verbs work this way: the infinitive often ends in -a, and the present tense often ends in -ar.

What does förvara mean exactly?

Förvara means to store, to keep, or to keep something somewhere.

It is a bit more specific than just have. It suggests that something is being kept in a place, often the proper place for it.

So Vi förvarar maten i kylskåpet means that the food is kept/stored in the fridge.

Why is it maten instead of mat?