Kontoutdraget visar överföringen.

Questions & Answers about Kontoutdraget visar överföringen.

Why is kontoutdraget written as one word?

Because Swedish usually writes compound nouns as one word.

Here, konto + utdrag become kontoutdrag. Then the definite ending is added to the whole compound:

  • ett kontoutdrag = an account statement / a bank statement
  • kontoutdraget = the account statement

This is very common in Swedish.

What does -et mean in kontoutdraget?

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

So:

  • ett kontoutdrag = an account statement
  • kontoutdraget = the account statement

In English, you usually add the before the noun. In Swedish, you often add the definiteness at the end of the noun instead.

Why does överföringen end in -en?

Because överföring is an en-word, and -en is its definite singular ending.

So:

  • en överföring = a transfer
  • överföringen = the transfer

So the two nouns are definite in different ways because they belong to different genders:

  • ett kontoutdragkontoutdraget
  • en överföringöverföringen
How do I know whether a noun is an en-word or an ett-word?

Usually, you have to learn the noun together with its article:

  • ett kontoutdrag
  • en överföring

There are some patterns, but no rule works all the time. One useful hint here is that nouns ending in -ing are very often en-words, so en överföring fits that pattern.

A good habit is to memorize Swedish nouns with en or ett, not by themselves.

What form is visar?

visar is the present tense of the verb visa.

  • att visa = to show
  • visar = shows / is showing

Swedish present-tense verbs often end in -r.

Does visar mean shows or is showing?

It can mean either one, depending on context.

Swedish does not usually make the same strong distinction that English does between:

  • shows
  • is showing

So visar can cover both ideas. The situation or extra words tell you which meaning is intended.

How do I know that kontoutdraget is the subject and överföringen is the object?

Mostly because of word order.

This sentence follows the normal Swedish main-clause pattern:

subject + verb + object

So:

  • Kontoutdraget = subject
  • visar = verb
  • överföringen = object

Swedish usually relies more on word order than on case endings to show who is doing what.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because Swedish usually puts the onto the noun itself as a suffix.

So instead of saying:

  • the account statement
  • the transfer

Swedish says:

  • kontoutdraget
  • överföringen

A separate word like den/det is often used when there is an adjective:

  • det nya kontoutdraget = the new account statement
  • den stora överföringen = the large transfer

But without an adjective, the ending alone is usually enough.

What are the dictionary forms of the words in the sentence?

The dictionary forms are:

  • ett kontoutdrag = account statement
  • att visa = to show
  • en överföring = transfer

So the full sentence is built from:

  • kontoutdragetett kontoutdrag
  • visaratt visa
  • överföringenen överföring
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