Questions & Answers about Har de billiga skärp här?
Why does the adjective billig (cheap) have an -a at the end here?
It describes the plural noun skärp (belts). Whenever you put an adjective before a plural noun in its indefinite form (meaning without a word like "the" or "those"), you add an -a to the adjective. So, billig becomes billiga.
How do we know skärp means "belts" (plural) and not just "a belt"?
The adjective billiga gives it away! Because it has the plural -a ending, we know skärp must be plural here. Skärp is an ett word ending in a consonant, which means its indefinite plural form looks exactly the same as its singular form.
Why isn't there a word for "do" at the start of this question?
Swedish doesn't use helper words like "do" or "does" to ask questions. Instead, you just swap the verb and the subject. "They have" is De har, so to ask "Do they have?", you simply put the verb first: Har de?
How should I pronounce the word de in this sentence?
Even though it is spelled de, it is almost always pronounced like "dom" in everyday spoken Swedish.
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