Volontärarbetet hjälper många människor.

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Breakdown of Volontärarbetet hjälper många människor.

• människan: the person
• hjälpa: to help
• volontärarbetet: the volunteer work

Questions & Answers about Volontärarbetet hjälper många människor.

Why does volontärarbetet end in -et?

Because Swedish usually puts the definite article on the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• volontärarbete = volunteer work / volunteering
• volontärarbetet = the volunteer work

The ending -et shows that the noun is:

• singular
• definite
• an ett noun

So volontärarbetet literally means the volunteer work.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Swedish, the definite article is often attached to the noun as a suffix.

Compare:

• ett arbete = a job / a piece of work
• arbetet = the job / the work

So instead of saying a separate word before the noun, Swedish often adds:

• -en for many en nouns
• -et for many ett nouns

That is why you get volontärarbetet, not a separate word meaning the volunteer work.

Is volontärarbete an ett word or an en word?