Breakdown of Tidsfristen står i hyreskontraktet.
i
in
stå
to say (be written)
tidsfristen
the deadline
hyreskontraktet
the rental contract
Questions & Answers about Tidsfristen står i hyreskontraktet.
Why do tidsfristen and hyreskontraktet end in -en and -et?
Those endings mark the definite form, the equivalent of the in English.
- tidsfrist = deadline
tidsfristen = the deadline
- hyreskontrakt = rental contract / lease
- hyreskontraktet = the rental contract / the lease
In Swedish, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.
Why is står used here? Doesn’t it literally mean stands?
Yes, står is the present tense of stå, which literally means stand. But in Swedish, stå is also commonly used when talking about information that appears in writing.
So står i hyreskontraktet means something like:
- is written in the contract
- is stated in the contract
- appears in the contract
This is very natural Swedish. English usually does not use stands this way, so it can feel strange at first.
What is the dictionary form of står?