Matresterna är till djuret.

to be

Breakdown of Matresterna är till djuret.

• till: for
• matresterna: the leftovers
• djuret: the animal

Questions & Answers about Matresterna är till djuret.

What does matresterna mean, and what is the basic dictionary form?

Matresterna means the food scraps or the leftovers.

The basic form is en matrest = a food scrap / a leftover.

Its forms are:

• en matrest = a food scrap
• matrester = food scraps
• matresterna = the food scraps

So the ending -na marks definite plural.

Why is there no separate word for the in matresterna and djuret?

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

So:

• matresterna = the food scraps
• djuret = the animal

This is very normal in Swedish. English uses a separate word (the), but Swedish often builds definiteness into the noun itself.

Why is the verb är used here?