Word
Restaurangens kock köper kaffe på bageriet.
Meaning
The restaurant's chef buys coffee at the bakery.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Restaurangens kock köper kaffe på bageriet.
kaffet
the coffee
köpa
to buy
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
restaurangen
the restaurant
Questions & Answers about Restaurangens kock köper kaffe på bageriet.
How is restaurangens formed?
It combines restaurang (restaurant) + -en (the) + -s (possessive 's'). Together it means "the restaurant's". Unlike English, Swedish never uses an apostrophe for possession!
Why is it kock (chef) and not kocken (the chef) after restaurangens?
After a possessive word (like a noun ending in -s), the following noun must always be in its basic, indefinite form. So it is restaurangens kock, never restaurangens kocken.
I have seen the word chef in Swedish. Why not use it here?
It is a false friend! In Swedish, chef means "boss" or "manager". The person who cooks the food is always the kock.
Why do we use på for "at the bakery"?
The preposition på (on/at) is commonly used with businesses, public places, and institutions you visit for an errand. You say på bageriet (at the bakery) just like you would say på banken (at the bank).
Why does the word for "the bakery" end in "-et" (bageriet) while "the restaurant" ends in "-en" (restaurangen)?