Questions & Answers about Han väljer alltid mörka skärp.
How do we know skärp means 'belts' here and not just one 'belt'?
skärp is an ett-word (a neuter noun) that ends in a consonant. In Swedish, these words look exactly the same in their singular and plural indefinite forms (one belt = ett skärp, belts = skärp). We know it is plural in this sentence because the adjective describing it, mörka, is in the plural form.
Why does the adjective mörk have an -a at the end here?
Because it is describing a plural noun. When you place an adjective directly in front of a plural noun, it takes the plural ending -a. This rule applies regardless of whether the noun is an en-word or an ett-word.
Why does alltid come after väljer, when in English we say 'always chooses'?
How is the sk at the beginning of skärp pronounced?
It is pronounced with a 'sh'-like sound. When sk is followed by a soft vowel like ä, it softens into a sound known as the sje-sound, rather than the hard 'sk' sound you hear in the English word 'skip'.
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