Bilhandlaren visar serviceboken.

The car dealer shows the service book.

Breakdown of Bilhandlaren visar serviceboken.

• visa: to show
• bilhandlaren: the car dealer
• serviceboken: the service book (vehicle)

Questions & Answers about Bilhandlaren visar serviceboken.

Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?

In Swedish, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word before it.

• bilhandlaren = the car dealer
• serviceboken = the service book / the service record

So the endings -en and -en here are doing the job that the does in English.

What does bilhandlaren break down into?

Bilhandlaren is made of three parts:

• bil = car
• handlare = dealer, trader, seller
• -n / -en = the definite ending

So:

• bilhandlare = car dealer
• bilhandlaren = the car dealer

This is very common in Swedish: several words are joined together into one compound noun.

Why is serviceboken written as one word?

Because Swedish usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

So:

• service
  • bok → servicebok
• serviceboken = the service book

English often uses separate words where Swedish prefers one compound word. This is something English speakers need to get used to.

What does servicebok mean exactly?