Breakdown of De starka männen ska hjälpa oss idag.
idag
today
mannen
the man
hjälpa
to help
ska
will
oss
us
de
the (plural, before adjective)
stark
strong / spicy (of food)
Questions & Answers about De starka männen ska hjälpa oss idag.
Why are there two ways to say "the" in "De starka männen"?
This is a rule called double definiteness. When a definite noun has an adjective before it, Swedish requires both the independent article De (the) before the adjective and the definite suffix -en attached to the noun (männen). It literally means "the strong men-the".
How is the word "De" pronounced here?
In everyday spoken Swedish, the word De is almost always pronounced exactly like dom.
Why does the adjective stark become starka?
Adjectives take an -a at the end when they describe plural nouns or when they are part of a definite phrase (following words like De).
Why is it männen instead of mannen?
The singular word for a man is en man, and "the man" is mannen. To make it plural, the vowel changes from a to ä, becoming män (men). Adding the definite plural ending gives us männen (the men).
How does the verb ska work in this sentence?
The word ska is a helper verb used to talk about the future, meaning "will" or "going to". It is always followed by the infinitive (the basic dictionary form) of the next verb, which is hjälpa (to help) here.
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