Breakdown of De hade nittio datorer på jobbet.
de
they
ha
to have
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
jobbet
the work
datorn
the computer
nittio
ninety
Questions & Answers about De hade nittio datorer på jobbet.
Why is the word De pronounced like "dom"?
In spoken Swedish, the pronouns de (they) and dem (them) are almost always pronounced as dom. You will see de written down, but you should say dom when speaking.
Is hade the past tense of har?
Yes! Har means "have" or "has", and hade means "had". Swedish verbs do not change based on who is doing the action, so it is de hade (they had) just like it would be jag hade (I had).
What is the singular form of datorer (computers)?
The singular is en dator (a computer). To make it plural, we add -er to the end, making it datorer. Note that the emphasis shifts a bit when spoken, from DA-tor to da-TO-rer.
Why does it say på jobbet (at the work) instead of just på jobb (at work)?
In Swedish, it is standard to use the definite form (the "the" form) of the word ett jobb when talking about being at work. So you say på jobbet, which literally translates to "at the work".
Is the final "o" in nittio silent?
In everyday spoken Swedish, yes! The final "o" is usually dropped, so it sounds like "nitti". The same thing happens with other numbers ending in "-tio", like åttio (eighty) and trettio (thirty).
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