Breakdown of Vägen går upp till huset.
huset
the house
gå
to go, to walk
till
to (direction, destination)
vägen
the road
upp
up
Questions & Answers about Vägen går upp till huset.
Why does vägen end in -en but huset end in -et?
Both words are in the definite form (meaning "the"), but Swedish nouns fall into two different categories. Väg (road) is an en-word, so it takes the -en ending. Hus (house) is an ett-word, so it takes the -et ending.
Doesn't går usually mean "walk"? Can a road walk?
While går often means "walk" when talking about people, Swedish uses it exactly like English does for roads, lines, or paths. A road "goes" or "leads" somewhere, so går is the perfect verb to use here.
Why use upp instead of uppe for "up"?
Swedish uses upp when there is movement or a directional path towards a destination, like this road leading up to a house. You use uppe when something is already resting in a high place without moving.
Is this sentence following the V2 word order rule?
Yes! The Swedish "V2 rule" states that the verb must be the second piece of information in a main clause. Here, the subject Vägen is in the first position, followed immediately by the verb går in the second position.
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