Questions & Answers about Kvinnan kommer tidigare idag.
Is idag one word or two words? I have sometimes seen it written as i dag.
Both are correct! Idag and i dag are both accepted ways to write "today" in Swedish and mean the exact same thing. Writing it as one word is very common and perfectly fine.
Why is the time word idag placed at the very end of the sentence?
In Swedish, time expressions like idag usually go at the end of a standard sentence. The typical order is Subject (Kvinnan), Verb (kommer), and then the time at the end. You could also put the time at the beginning for emphasis, but then the verb must come before the subject (for example: Idag kommer kvinnan).
How do we get tidigare from the Swedish word for "early"?
The basic word for "early" is tidig. To say "earlier", you add -are to the end, making it tidigare. This is a standard way to compare things in Swedish, very similar to adding "-er" in English.
Could kommer be used here to talk about the future?
Yes! Swedish often uses the present tense (kommer) to talk about things happening in the near future. Depending on the context, this sentence can mean she is arriving right now, or that she will arrive earlier than expected later today.
Just as a review, why does the word for woman end with an "n" here (kvinnan)?
In Swedish, the definite article (the word for "the") is attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word. Kvinna means "a woman", and adding the -n at the end makes it kvinnan, which means "the woman".
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