Evenemanget börjar klockan tio.

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Breakdown of Evenemanget börjar klockan tio.

• klockan: o’clock
• börja: to begin
• evenemanget: the event

Questions & Answers about Evenemanget börjar klockan tio.

Why does evenemang become evenemanget?

Because -et is the definite article attached to the noun.

• evenemang = an event
• evenemanget = the event

In Swedish, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

Since evenemang is a neuter noun (ett evenemang), its singular definite form is evenemanget.

Why is it börjar and not börja?

Börjar is the present tense form of the verb börja.

• att börja = to begin / to start
• börjar = begins / is beginning / starts

Swedish verbs are simpler than English verbs because they do not change for different persons:

• jag börjar = I begin
• du börjar = you begin
• han/hon börjar = he/she begins
• vi börjar = we begin

So börjar is the correct form here because the sentence is saying what happens now or in the future as a scheduled event.

Why is there no word for at before the time?