Straffen känns orättvis.

to feel

Breakdown of Straffen känns orättvis.

• straffen: the penalty kick
• orättvis: unfair

Questions & Answers about Straffen känns orättvis.

Is Straffen känns orättvis. correct Swedish?

Not in standard Swedish. There is a grammar mismatch.

• straffen is most naturally the punishments: the definite plural of ett straff
• orättvis is a singular adjective form used with an en-word

Those do not agree with each other. The standard versions would be:

• Straffen känns orättvisa. = plural
• Straffet känns orättvist. = singular

So the sentence as written is probably a mistake or typo.

What form is straffen?

Straffen is the definite plural form of ett straff.

The full pattern is:

• ett straff = indefinite singular
• straffet = definite singular
• straff = indefinite plural
• straffen = definite plural

This is easy to mix up, because many learners expect -en to mean singular definite, but here it is plural definite.

Why should the adjective be orättvist or orättvisa instead of orättvis?