Besiktningsprotokollet är ett bevis.

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Breakdown of Besiktningsprotokollet är ett bevis.

• ett: a
• besiktningsprotokollet: the inspection report
• beviset: the evidence

Questions & Answers about Besiktningsprotokollet är ett bevis.

Why does besiktningsprotokollet end in -et?

Because Swedish usually marks definiteness at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• protokoll = report / record
• protokollet = the report / the record

So besiktningsprotokollet means the inspection report.

The ending -et is the definite singular ending for many ett-words.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Swedish, the is often attached to the noun as a suffix.

So instead of saying something like English the inspection report, Swedish says:

• besiktningsprotokollet

This is very normal Swedish grammar. A separate definite word is only used in some other structures, especially when there is an adjective:

• protokollet = the report
• det nya protokollet = the new report

So in your sentence, no separate word is needed.

What kind of word is besiktningsprotokollet? It looks very long.