Spelaren hoppar högt.

high

Breakdown of Spelaren hoppar högt.

• spelaren: the player
• hoppa: to jump

Questions & Answers about Spelaren hoppar högt.

What does spelaren mean, and why does it end in -en?

Spelaren means the player.

The base noun is spelare = player.
Swedish usually makes a noun definite by adding the definite article to the end of the noun:

• en spelare = a player
• spelaren = the player

So the ending -en here is the definite ending.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the in front of spelaren?

Because Swedish often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.

So:

• English: the player
• Swedish: spelaren

A separate word like den is not normally used here. You usually only add that kind of extra article when there is an adjective, for example:

• den långa spelaren = the tall player

But in Spelaren hoppar högt, spelaren by itself is the normal way to say the player.

What verb form is hoppar?