Word
Min mamma dog ung.
Meaning
My mother died young.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Min mamma dog ung.
Why does the verb dö change to dog in the past tense instead of adding an ending?
The verb att dö (to die) is an irregular Group 4 verb. Verbs in this group do not use past-tense suffixes like -de or -te. Instead, they change their vowel or their entire word shape, which is why the present tense dör becomes dog in the simple past.
How is the word dog pronounced? Does it sound like the English animal?
It is a false friend and sounds completely different! The o in the Swedish word dog is a long vowel pronounced similarly to the 'oo' in the English word 'food' or 'mood', followed by a hard g sound.
Why is the adjective ung used here without any endings like -t or -a?
The adjective ung (young) describes the subject, min mamma. Because mamma is a singular en-word, the adjective stays in its basic form. If the subject were an ett-word, it would be ungt, and if it were plural, it would be unga.
Just as a quick refresher, why do we use min instead of mitt here?