Learn Hardcore Swedish: Bilhandlaren visar inte bara serviceboken utan också registreringsbeviset. - The car dealer shows not only the service book but also the registration certificate.

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Bilhandlaren visar inte bara serviceboken utan också registreringsbeviset.

Meaning

The car dealer shows not only the service book but also the registration certificate.

Part of speech

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Breakdown of Bilhandlaren visar inte bara serviceboken utan också registreringsbeviset.

Why is Bilhandlaren written as one word?

Swedish makes very frequent use of compound nouns, much more than English does.

Bilhandlaren = bil + handlare + definite ending

In English, we often write similar expressions as separate words, but Swedish usually joins them into one word.

Why does bilhandlaren end in -en?

That ending marks the noun as definite singular: the car dealer rather than just a car dealer.

Compare:

In Swedish, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

Why is the verb visar and not visa?

Visar is the present tense of visa.

So:

Swedish present tense is very simple compared with English. The same form can often mean both:

The exact meaning depends on context.