Word
Trumsetet står bredvid mikrofonstativet.
Meaning
The drum kit is next to the microphone stand.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Trumsetet står bredvid mikrofonstativet.
bredvid
next to
stå
to stand
trumsetet
the drum kit
mikrofonstativet
the microphone stand
Questions & Answers about Trumsetet står bredvid mikrofonstativet.
Why do both trumsetet and mikrofonstativet end in -et?
Because both nouns are in the definite singular form: the drum set and the microphone stand.
In Swedish, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word before it.
- ett trumset = a drum set
trumsetet = the drum set
- ett mikrofonstativ = a microphone stand
- mikrofonstativet = the microphone stand
The ending -et is typical for many singular definite ett-words.
Why isn’t there a separate word for the?
Swedish usually puts the onto the noun as a suffix.
So instead of saying something like the drum set, Swedish says:
- trumsetet
This is one of the biggest structural differences from English.
Compare:
- English: the drum set
- Swedish: trumsetet
The same thing happens with:
- bilen = the car
- huset = the house
- stativet = the stand
Why does the sentence use står instead of är?