Breakdown of Hon lämnar godset inne på lagret.
hon
she
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
inne
inside
lagret
the warehouse
Questions & Answers about Hon lämnar godset inne på lagret.
Why use inne instead of in in this sentence?
This is exactly what this lesson is about! inne shows a static position (where something is), while in shows direction or movement (where something is going). Because she is leaving the freight at a specific location to stay there, we use the positional word inne. If she were moving it into the warehouse, you would use in.
Since it means 'inside', shouldn't it be i lagret instead of på lagret?
In Swedish, you often use the preposition på for workplaces, institutions, or functional buildings, like på banken (at the bank) or på kontoret (at the office). A warehouse (ett lager) falls into this category. The word inne is what gives us the 'inside' meaning here.
The word for warehouse is ett lager. Why does 'the warehouse' become lagret instead of 'lageret'?
When an ett-word ends in -er (like ett lager or ett fönster), it usually drops the final -e- before adding the -et ending for 'the'. This makes it easier to pronounce! So, lager plus the -et ending becomes lagret.
What is the base form of godset?