Inkomsten kommer före förfallodagen.

to come

Breakdown of Inkomsten kommer före förfallodagen.

• före: before
• inkomsten: the income
• förfallodagen: the due date

Questions & Answers about Inkomsten kommer före förfallodagen.

Why does inkomsten end in -en?

Because inkomsten is the definite singular form of inkomst, which means income.

In Swedish, the idea of the is often added as an ending instead of being a separate word:

• inkomst = income
• inkomsten = the income

So -en here works like the in English.

What exactly does kommer före mean in this sentence?

Here, kommer före means comes before or occurs before.

Even though kommer literally means comes, Swedish often uses komma in a broader way, not just for physical movement. In this sentence, it describes order in time:

• Inkomsten kommer före förfallodagen = the income arrives / occurs before the due date

So it is about timing, not about someone physically coming somewhere.

What does före mean, and what kind of word is it here?