Word
Föreningen startar en insamling.
Meaning
The association starts a fundraising drive.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Föreningen startar en insamling.
en
a
starta
to start
föreningen
the association
insamlingen
the fundraising drive
Questions & Answers about Föreningen startar en insamling.
Why is it föreningen and not just förening?
Because -en at the end makes the noun definite.
- förening = an association / a club / an organization
- föreningen = the association
In Swedish, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.
So:
- en förening = an association
- föreningen = the association
What does startar mean here, and what tense is it?
Startar is the present tense of starta, which means to start, to begin, or sometimes to launch.
So:
- starta = to start
- startar = starts / is starting
In this sentence, startar can often be translated naturally as either:
- starts
- is starting
- launches
Swedish present tense often covers both the simple present and the English present progressive, depending on context.
Why is there en before insamling?