Word
Initiativet ska utvärderas imorgon.
Meaning
The initiative will be evaluated tomorrow.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Initiativet ska utvärderas imorgon.
ska
will
imorgon
tomorrow
initiativet
the initiative
utvärdera
to evaluate
Questions & Answers about Initiativet ska utvärderas imorgon.
Why is it initiativet and not just initiativ?
Because initiativet is the definite form: the initiative.
The basic noun is ett initiativ = an initiative.
Since it is an ett-word (a neuter noun), the definite ending is -et:
- ett initiativ = an initiative
- initiativet = the initiative
In Swedish, the is often added as an ending instead of being a separate word.
How do I know that it is ett initiativ and not en initiativ?
You have to learn the noun together with its gender: ett initiativ.
Swedish nouns are usually either:
- en-words
- ett-words
Initiativ happens to be an ett-word, so:
- ett initiativ
- initiativet
Unfortunately, there is not always a reliable rule you can guess from, so it is best to memorize nouns with en or ett from the beginning.
What does ska mean here?