Word
Banken är till höger.
Meaning
The bank is to the right.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Banken är till höger.
vara
to be
till
to (direction, destination)
banken
the bank
höger
right (direction)
Questions & Answers about Banken är till höger.
Why is it banken instead of just bank?
In Swedish, the word for 'the' is added to the end of the noun rather than being a separate word. Since bank is an en-word, we add -en to the end to get banken (the bank).
Why doesn't the phrase till höger include a word for 'the'?
In Swedish, till höger is a fixed phrase that means 'to the right' or 'on the right'. You don't need to translate the English 'the' because the Swedish phrase works perfectly on its own without it.
If the current lesson is about imperative verbs (giving commands), where is the command in this sentence?
There isn't one here! Är (is) is just in the normal present tense. However, phrases like till höger are incredibly useful when you are giving directions using commands, such as telling someone gå till höger (go to the right).
Can I use till höger to say something is 'on the right' as well as 'to the right'?
Yes! Depending on the context, till höger can mean that something is located 'on the right' (like the bank in this sentence) or that you should move 'to the right'.