Questions & Answers about Förlusten känns orättvis idag.
What is förlusten, and why is there no separate word for the?
Förlusten means the loss.
Swedish usually puts the definite article on the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
- en förlust = a loss
- förlusten = the loss
So the -en ending is doing the job of the here.
What does känns mean here?
Känns comes from kännas, which means to feel, to seem, or to come across as.
In this sentence, it means that the loss gives the impression of being unfair:
- Förlusten känns orättvis = The loss feels unfair
- It can also be understood as The loss seems unfair
So this is about how the loss is experienced or perceived.
Why is it känns and not känner sig?