Questions & Answers about Är hunden också ute?
How do we know this is a question just from the word order?
In Swedish, you create a yes/no question by swapping the verb and the subject, putting the verb in the very first position. Here, the verb Är (Is) comes right before the subject hunden (the dog), which instantly tells us it is a question.
Why is the word for "the dog" hunden and not just hund?
Hund just means a "dog". To say "the dog", Swedish attaches the "the" to the end of the word instead of using a separate word. Since hund is an en-word, we add -en to get hunden.
Could I put också at the end of the sentence, like saying "Is the dog outside too?" in English?
No, in Swedish questions, short adverbs like också (also/too) usually need to go right after the subject. So it must be Är hunden också... and cannot be moved to the very end of the sentence.
Why do we use ute for "outside" instead of ut?
You use ute when someone or something is already located outside. If the dog were moving from the inside to the outside, you would use ut to show direction. Because the dog is already out there, we use the location word ute.
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