Questions & Answers about Jag tror att min cykel är stulen.
Here att means that and introduces a subordinate clause:
Jag tror = I think
att min cykel är stulen = that my bike is stolen
So the structure is:
Jag tror + att-clause
In English, that is often omitted, but in Swedish att is very common, especially in careful or neutral style.
Yes, you often can, especially in speech and informal writing.
Both are possible:
- Jag tror att min cykel är stulen
- Jag tror min cykel är stulen
The version with att is a little clearer and more standard. A learner is usually safest using att.
Because Swedish possessives normally replace the definite article.
So you say:
- min cykel = my bike
- din bok = your book
- hans bil = his car
Not:
- min cykeln
- din boken
The possessive already makes the noun definite in meaning, so Swedish does not add the definite ending here.