Breakdown of Vi måste tvätta flera mattor och kuddar.
vi
we
och
and
tvätta
to wash
måste
to have to, must
flera
several
mattan
the rug
kudden
the pillow
Questions & Answers about Vi måste tvätta flera mattor och kuddar.
How does the singular word for rug turn into the plural mattor?
The singular word is en matta. Because it is an en-word that ends in -a, it belongs to noun Group 1. To make it plural, you drop the final -a and add -or, giving us mattor.
Why does kuddar end in -ar instead of -or like mattor?
Kuddar comes from the singular word en kudde (a pillow). En-words that end in -e belong to noun Group 2. For these words, you drop the final -e and add -ar to make them plural.
Is there a reason we don't use att (to) before the verb tvätta?
Yes! Måste (must / have to) is a modal verb. Just like in English where we say "must wash" (not "must to wash"), Swedish modal verbs are followed directly by the infinitive form of the next verb, so we leave out att.
Does the word flera affect the nouns that come after it?
Yes, flera means "several", so it requires the nouns following it to be in their plural forms. Since "several" doesn't point to specific, exact rugs or pillows, we use the indefinite plural forms: mattor and kuddar.
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