Breakdown of Det finns inget bröd i skafferiet.
i
in
det finns
there is, there are
inget
nothing / no (neuter)
brödet
the bread
skafferiet
the pantry
Questions & Answers about Det finns inget bröd i skafferiet.
Why do we use inget here instead of ingen or inga?
inget (meaning "no" in this sentence) must match the gender of the noun it describes. Because bröd is an ett word, we use the -t form: inget. If we were talking about an en word, like mjölk (milk), we would use ingen mjölk, and for plurals we would use inga.
Could I use inte to make this sentence negative instead?
Yes, you could! You can say Det finns inte något bröd (There isn't any bread). Both ways are completely correct, but combining them into inget bröd (no bread) is very common and often feels a bit shorter and neater, just like in English.
Why does the sentence start with Det finns instead of Det är for "There is"?
Det finns literally translates to "It exists," but it is the standard Swedish way to say "There is" or "There are" when talking about whether something is located somewhere or exists. English speakers often try to translate "There is" word-for-word as Det är, but you should almost always use Det finns.
How does the word skafferiet get its ending?
The base word is skafferi (pantry), which is an ett word. To say "the pantry" (the definite form), you need to add an ending. Since skafferi already ends in a vowel, you just add -et to the end to get skafferiet.
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