Word
Vi köper inte huset, för det är dyrt.
Meaning
We are not buying the house, because it is expensive.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Vi köper inte huset, för det är dyrt.
Why does för translate to 'because' in this sentence?
In Swedish, för is a coordinating conjunction that means 'because' or 'for.' It links two complete, independent sentences together: Vi köper inte huset and det är dyrt. It is very popular in everyday speech because it lets you keep the normal word order in the second part (Subject + Verb: det är).
Why is there a 't' at the end of dyrt, and why use det for 'it'?
They both refer back to huset (the house). Because hus is an ett word (ett hus), the pronoun for 'it' must be det (instead of den). The adjective must also match this ett word, so dyr (expensive) gets a -t at the end to become dyrt.
Why does inte come after the verb köper?
In a standard Swedish sentence, the verb must be in the second position (this is called the V2 rule). The subject Vi is in position one, so the verb köper takes position two. The negative word inte drops in directly after the verb.
How does huset mean 'the house'?