Breakdown of Parken är till vänster.
vara
to be
parken
the park
till
to (direction, destination)
vänster
left
Questions & Answers about Parken är till vänster.
Why does the word for park end in "-en"?
In Swedish, you don't use a separate word for "the" before the noun. Instead, you attach it to the end of the word. Because park is an en-word (en park), you add -en to the end to make parken (the park).
Why is there no word for "the" before vänster?
English says "to the left", but Swedish uses a fixed phrase for this direction: till vänster (literally "to left"). You don't need to add a word for "the" in this phrase.
Could I say på vänster instead of till vänster?
If you mean "to the left" as a general direction, you should use till vänster. If you want to say something is physically located "on the left side", you would add the word for side: på vänster sida.
This lesson teaches commands (imperatives). How would I command someone to "Turn left" using this phrase?
To give a command, you use the shortest form of the verb. The dictionary form for "to turn" is svänga. You drop the -a at the end to get the command form: Sväng till vänster! (Turn left!).