Breakdown of Hon har glömt sin väska på tåget.
hon
she
väskan
the bag
ha
to have
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
tåget
the train
sin
his/her/its/their own (en-word)
glömma
to forget
Questions & Answers about Hon har glömt sin väska på tåget.
Why is it glömt instead of glömat?
The verb glömma (to forget) belongs to Group 2. Group 2 verbs form their supinum (the form used after har) by adding a -t to the stem, making it glömt. Group 1 verbs are the ones that end in -at in this form, like pratat (talked).
Why do we use sin instead of hennes for "her"?
Sin is a reflexive pronoun that refers back to the subject of the same clause, which is hon (she). It means she forgot her own bag. If we used hennes, it would mean she forgot another woman's bag!
Why is the preposition på used for "on the train"?
In Swedish, you almost always use på (on) when talking about traveling on public transport, like på tåget (on the train) or på bussen (on the bus). You typically use i (in) for smaller, private vehicles like a car (i bilen).
Why does the word for train end in -et?
The word for "a train" is ett tåg. Because it is an ett word, you add -et to the end of the word to say "the train", which gives us tåget.
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