Breakdown of Det där systemet är klart om en timme.
vara
to be
en
a, an (common)
om
in (time from now)
timmen
the hour
Questions & Answers about Det där systemet är klart om en timme.
Why is om used here to mean "in"?
In Swedish, om is used with a time expression to mean "in" when you are talking about a future event happening a certain amount of time from now. If you used i en timme, it would mean the system was being worked on for an hour, rather than being ready in an hour.
Why does the Swedish sentence use är (is) instead of a future tense word for "will be"?
Swedish frequently uses the present tense to talk about the future as long as the context makes it clear. Because the time expression om en timme tells us exactly when it will happen, the present tense är is perfectly natural here.
Why does the noun have the definite ending -et in Det där systemet?
Swedish uses double definiteness with words like det där (that) and den här (this). You have to use the pointing word (det där) and also put the definite ending on the noun (systemet). Notice we use det där instead of den där because system is an ett word.
Why is the word for ready spelled klart instead of klar?