Word
Kandidaten måste prata både svenska och engelska på intervjun.
Meaning
The candidate must speak both Swedish and English at the interview.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Kandidaten måste prata både svenska och engelska på intervjun.
prata
to speak
svenska
Swedish
och
and
måste
to have to, must
Questions & Answers about Kandidaten måste prata både svenska och engelska på intervjun.
How do we use både ... och in this sentence?
Både ... och translates to "both ... and". It is a paired conjunction used to link two similar things together. Here, it links the two languages the candidate must speak: både svenska och engelska (both Swedish and English).
Why are the languages svenska and engelska written with lowercase letters?
Unlike in English, the names of languages, nationalities, and days of the week are not capitalized in Swedish unless they happen to be the very first word of the sentence.
Why is the verb prata not in the present tense (pratar)?
Because it follows the modal verb måste (must). Just like in English where we say "must speak" instead of "must speaks", Swedish uses the base dictionary form (the infinitive) prata directly after a modal verb.
Why do we use the preposition på for "at the interview"?
In Swedish, the preposition på is commonly used to mean "at" for organized events, gatherings, or meetings. You use it for things like a party (på festen), a meeting (på mötet), or an interview (på intervjun).