Word
Den där fåtöljen är mycket bekväm.
Meaning
That armchair is very comfortable.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Den där fåtöljen är mycket bekväm.
vara
to be
mycket
much / very
den där
that (en)
fåtöljen
the armchair
Questions & Answers about Den där fåtöljen är mycket bekväm.
Why do we use den där instead of det där here?
Why is the word for armchair in its definite form (fåtöljen) after den där?
In English, we just say 'that armchair'. But in Swedish, when you use den där (that) or den här (this), the noun that follows must almost always be in the definite form (the form ending in -en or -et). So you are literally saying 'that the-armchair' (den där fåtöljen).
If I just said den fåtöljen, would that still mean 'that armchair'?
Not quite. On its own, den fåtöljen usually just means 'the armchair', often used when you are adding more description. To clearly point to a specific armchair at a distance ('that armchair'), you really need to include där to make it den där fåtöljen.
Why is the adjective bekväm and not bekvämt?