Breakdown of Flugan är en liten insekt.
vara
to be
en
a, an (common)
liten
small
insekten
the insect
flugan
the fly
Questions & Answers about Flugan är en liten insekt.
Why do we use liten here instead of litet or små?
Liten means 'small' or 'little'. We use the form liten because it is describing en insekt, which is a singular en-word. If it were a singular ett-word, we would use litet, and for plural words, we would use små.
Is insekt an en-word or an ett-word, and how can we tell from this sentence?
It is an en-word! You can tell because it uses the article en and the adjective form liten. If it were an ett-word, the sentence would use ett and litet.
How would you change this sentence to say 'Flies are small insects'?
You would say Flugor är små insekter. The adjective liten is highly irregular in the plural and changes completely to små.
Why is the word for 'the fly' flugan?
The base word for 'a fly' is en fluga. To make it definite ('the fly'), we simply add an -n to the end because it is an en-word that already ends in a vowel.
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