Questions & Answers about Typen är absolut rätt.
What does typen mean here?
Typen is the definite singular form of typ.
Depending on context, typ can mean:
- type / kind
- guy / dude in informal speech
- sometimes typeface or similar technical meanings
So typen can mean the type, the kind, or informally the guy.
In this sentence, the most natural reading is often the type/kind is absolutely right or the type is exactly right. If you mean the guy is absolutely right, Swedish more often says typen har absolut rätt.
Why does typ become typen?
Because Swedish usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun.
- en typ = a type / a guy
- typen = the type / the guy
This is very common with en-words:
- en bil → bilen
- en bok → boken
- en typ → typen
So the -en ending here means the.
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