Reservnyckeln tillhör bilhandlaren.

The spare key belongs to the car dealer.

Breakdown of Reservnyckeln tillhör bilhandlaren.

• bilhandlaren: the car dealer
• reservnyckeln: the spare key
• tillhöra: to belong to

Questions & Answers about Reservnyckeln tillhör bilhandlaren.

Why is reservnyckeln one word?

Because Swedish very often makes compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

• reserv = spare / reserve
• nyckel = key

So:

• reservnyckel = spare key

This is much more natural in Swedish than writing separate words. English often uses two words where Swedish prefers one compound word.

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Why does reservnyckeln end in -n?

The -n marks the noun as definite singular: the spare key.

Compare:

• en reservnyckel = a spare key
• reservnyckeln = the spare key

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

Here the base word is reservnyckel, and the definite form becomes reservnyckeln.

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Why does bilhandlaren also end in -en?

For the same basic reason: it is also definite singular.

• en bilhandlare = a car dealer
• bilhandlaren = the car dealer

So the sentence uses two definite nouns:

• reservnyckeln = the spare key
• bilhandlaren = the car dealer

This is completely normal in Swedish.

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