Veckomenyn är omöjlig att följa.

Veckomenyn is a compound noun:

• vecko- = week-
• meny = menu

So veckomeny means weekly menu or week menu.

The ending -n makes it definite, so veckomenyn means the weekly menu.

A useful breakdown is:

• en meny = a menu
• menyn = the menu
• en veckomeny = a weekly menu
• veckomenyn = the weekly menu

Swedish very often forms new nouns by combining words like this.

This is a common feature of Swedish compounds. The word vecka often becomes vecko- when used as the first part of a compound.

For example:

• vecka = week
• veckodag = weekday
• veckolön = weekly pay
• veckomeny = weekly menu

You cannot always predict every compound form from English alone, so it is best to learn vecko- as a common combining form.

In Swedish, definiteness is often shown by an ending on the noun instead of a separate article.

So:

• en meny = a menu
• menyn = the menu

That means veckomenyn already includes the idea of the.

English: The weekly menu
Swedish: Veckomenyn

Because omöjlig is an adjective describing the subject after the verb är. In English, this is the same pattern as:

• The menu is impossible
• not The menu is an impossible

So in Swedish:

• Veckomenyn är omöjlig = The weekly menu is impossible

You only use en with a noun, not with an adjective alone.

Compare:

• Det är en omöjlig uppgift = It is an impossible task
• Uppgiften är omöjlig = The task is impossible

Because the adjective agrees with the noun it describes.

Meny is an en-word (common gender), so the adjective takes the common-gender form:

• en meny
• menyn är omöjlig

If the subject were a ett-word, you would use omöjligt:

• ett schema
• schemat är omöjligt att följa

Quick comparison:

• en-plan words → omöjlig
• ett-words → omöjligt
• plural/definite plural often → omöjliga

Att följa is the infinitive to follow.

In this sentence, it means something like:

• to follow
• to stick to
• to keep to

So the idea is not just physically following something with your eyes. It means following the plan or menu in practice.

For example:

• Jag följer en diet. = I am following a diet.
• Det är lätt att följa reglerna. = It is easy to follow the rules.

So omöjlig att följa means impossible to follow / impossible to stick to.

Because att is the normal infinitive marker, like English to.

• följa = follow
• att följa = to follow

After many adjectives, Swedish uses this pattern:

• lätt att förstå = easy to understand
• svår att läsa = difficult to read
• omöjlig att följa = impossible to follow

So this sentence follows a very common structure:

[noun] + är + [adjective] + att + [infinitive]

It is quite straightforward. The structure is:

• Veckomenyn = subject
• är = verb
• omöjlig = predicate adjective
• att följa = infinitive phrase

So the sentence pattern is basically:

The weekly menu + is + impossible + to follow

This is very close to English word order, which makes it easier to understand.

No. Följa has several common uses, just like English follow.

It can mean:

• physically go after someone
  
  • Hon följde efter honom. = She followed him.
• understand or keep track of something
  
  • Jag kan inte följa ditt resonemang. = I can’t follow your reasoning.
• obey or stick to rules, instructions, a schedule, a diet, or a menu
  
  • Han följer planen. = He is following the plan.

In Veckomenyn är omöjlig att följa, it is this last meaning.

Normally, no. In this sentence, omöjlig describes veckomenyn, and since veckomenyn is an en-word, the adjective should be omöjlig.

So:

• Veckomenyn är omöjlig att följa. = correct

Omöjligt would be used if the subject were ett-gender, or if you were using a different structure, for example:

• Det är omöjligt att följa veckomenyn. = It is impossible to follow the weekly menu.

Here, det is the subject, and omöjligt is the natural form.

So both of these are correct, but they are different structures:

• Veckomenyn är omöjlig att följa.
• Det är omöjligt att följa veckomenyn.

Yes. A very common alternative is:

Veckomenyn går inte att följa.

Literally, this is something like The weekly menu does not go to follow, but idiomatically it means:

• The weekly menu can’t be followed
• The weekly menu is impossible to follow

Both versions are good:

• Veckomenyn är omöjlig att följa. = more direct with an adjective
• Veckomenyn går inte att följa. = very natural everyday Swedish

A rough guide is:

oh-MUHY-lee

More carefully, Swedish ö does not exist in standard English, so you have to learn it separately. It is a front rounded vowel.

A rough IPA-style guide is approximately:

• omöjlig ≈ [ɔˈmœj.lɪɡ]

You do not need perfect pronunciation right away, but it helps to notice:

• stress is on the möj part
• ö is not the same as English o
• the final g in many Swedish words may sound softer than English learners expect

No, omöjlig specifically means impossible, not just difficult.

If you wanted difficult to follow, you would use something like:

• Veckomenyn är svår att följa. = The weekly menu is difficult to follow.

So:

• svår = difficult
• omöjlig = impossible

That is a stronger statement.

Because Swedish capitalization is generally simpler than English capitalization.

In this sentence:

• Veckomenyn is capitalized because it begins the sentence.
• är omöjlig att följa stays lowercase.

Swedish does not capitalize ordinary nouns the way German does. So meny, vecka, and veckomeny are normally lowercase unless they start a sentence.