Word
Hon tror på lyckan.
Meaning
She believes in good fortune.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Hon tror på lyckan.
Why is it Hon and not Henne?
Hon is the subject form of she.
- Hon tror på lyckan. = She believes in luck / fortune.
- Jag ser henne. = I see her.
So here, because she is the one doing the action, Swedish uses hon.
What form is tror?
Tror is the present tense of the verb tro, meaning to believe or to think.
A few useful forms are:
- infinitive: tro
- present: tror
- past: trodde
- supine: trott
One important thing for English speakers: Swedish verbs do not change for person.
- jag tror = I believe
- du tror = you believe
- hon tror = she believes
- vi tror = we believe
The verb stays tror in all those cases.
Why is there a på after tror?