Questions & Answers about Vad kastar pojken?
Why is the verb kastar right after the question word vad?
In Swedish questions that start with a question word like vad (what), the verb must come exactly second in the sentence. This is known as the V2 (verb-second) rule. Because of this, the word order is literally "What throws the boy?" rather than "What is the boy throwing?".
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
Swedish doesn't have an equivalent to the English "is doing" or "-ing" verbs. The single present tense verb kastar translates to both "throws" and "is throwing". Trying to add the Swedish word for "is" (är) before the verb would be grammatically incorrect!
How does pojken mean "the boy" instead of just "a boy"?
Instead of using a separate word for "the" before a noun, Swedish attaches an ending to the word itself. The base word for "boy" is pojke. Because it ends in a vowel, you just add -n to the end to make it pojken, which means "the boy".
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