Word
De ska sova i det stora tältet.
Meaning
They will sleep in the big tent.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about De ska sova i det stora tältet.
Why is it det stora tältet instead of just det stora tält?
Welcome to Swedish double definiteness! When a noun has an adjective, Swedish requires both a separate definite article before the adjective (det) and the definite suffix attached to the end of the noun (-et). Literally, you are saying "the big the-tent".
Why does the adjective stora have an -a at the end?
When you use a definite article like det or den, the adjective must also take its definite form. For almost all adjectives, you do this simply by adding an -a to the end, turning stor (big) into stora.
How do we know to use det and -et here instead of den and -en?
Why is the verb sova used here and not the present tense sover?
The word ska (will) is a helper verb. In Swedish, just like in English, helper verbs are followed by the infinitive (the basic dictionary form) of the main verb. So we use sova (to sleep) right after ska.
How is the word pronounced in this sentence?