Questions & Answers about Motorn är trasig.
Why is the word for 'the engine' spelled motorn instead of motoren?
The word en motor is an en word. Normally, you add -en to the end to mean 'the', but nouns that end in unstressed -or, -er, or -ar drop the extra e to make it easier to pronounce. So it becomes motorn.
Why do we use trasig here instead of trasigt?
Adjectives in Swedish change based on the noun they describe. Since motor is an en word and we are talking about just one engine, we use the basic form trasig. If we were talking about an ett word like ett fönster (a window), we would use trasigt.
Can trasig be used for anything that is broken, like a broken arm?
No, trasig is mostly used for objects that are out of order, mechanically broken, or torn, like engines, phones, or clothes. For a broken body part, you would use a different word, like bruten.
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