Breakdown of Han hittade inget i skafferiet.
han
he
hitta
to find
i
in
inget
nothing / no (neuter)
skafferiet
the pantry
Questions & Answers about Han hittade inget i skafferiet.
Why do we use inget instead of ingen here?
In this sentence, inget stands alone and means "nothing". If you wanted to say he found "nobody" or "no one", you would use ingen instead.
Could I use ingenting instead of inget in this sentence?
Yes! When meaning "nothing", inget and ingenting can be used interchangeably. Han hittade ingenting is completely correct and very common.
How do we know hittade is in the past tense?
The dictionary form of the verb is att hitta (to find). Many regular Swedish verbs form their past tense by simply adding -de to the end, making it hittade (found).
What is the base form of skafferiet and why does it end in -et?
The base word is ett skafferi (a pantry). Because it is an ett-word, you add -et to the end to make it definite ("the pantry"), giving us skafferiet.
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