Word
Jag hittar många pennor på hyllan.
Meaning
I find many pens on the shelf.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Jag hittar många pennor på hyllan.
jag
I
hitta
to find
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
många
many
Questions & Answers about Jag hittar många pennor på hyllan.
Why does penna become pennor in the plural?
En penna (a pen) is an en-word that ends in the letter -a. Nouns that fit this pattern belong to Group 1. To make them plural, you drop the final -a and add -or, making it pennor (pens).
The word hyllan (the shelf) comes from en hylla. How would I say "shelves"?
Because en hylla is also an en-word ending in -a, it belongs to Group 1 just like penna. You drop the -a and add -or, giving you hyllor (shelves). In this sentence, however, we use the singular definite form, hyllan (the shelf).
Could I use hittar to say "I find the shelf beautiful"?
No, hittar is only used for physically locating or discovering something (like finding lost pens). If you want to express an opinion, such as "I find it beautiful", you must use the verb tycker.
Why do we use på instead of i for the shelf?