Questions & Answers about Jag ser en lång kvinna.
Why is the adjective spelled lång here instead of långt?
Because it describes kvinna, which is an en-word (a word that uses en). When an adjective comes before a single en-word, it stays in its base form. If it were describing an ett-word, you would add a -t to make it långt.
Doesn't lång usually mean "long"? Why is it translated as "tall"?
In Swedish, the word lång means both "long" (like a distance) and "tall" when talking about a person's height. There is no separate Swedish word for "tall" in this context.
Does ser mean "see" or "am seeing"?
It means both! Swedish does not have a continuous tense like the English "-ing" form. Therefore, Jag ser translates to "I see" or "I am seeing" depending on the situation.
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