Breakdown of Lägenheten är antingen central eller tyst.
vara
to be
eller
or
lägenheten
the apartment
antingen
either
central
central
tyst
quiet
Questions & Answers about Lägenheten är antingen central eller tyst.
How do you use antingen ... eller in this sentence?
Antingen ... eller is a paired conjunction meaning 'either ... or'. You place antingen right before the first option (central) and eller before the second option (tyst). In this structure, the word order maps perfectly to English.
Can I use antingen by itself to mean 'either', like in 'I do not want to go either'?
No, antingen is strictly used for choices ('either A or B'). If you want to say 'either' in a negative agreement like 'not either' or 'me neither', you have to use a completely different word: heller.
What happens to the word order if we start the sentence with Antingen?
If you put Antingen at the very beginning of the sentence, the verb must come next to satisfy the Swedish V2 (verb-second) rule. The sentence would become: Antingen är lägenheten central eller tyst.
Why are the adjectives central and tyst in their base form without a -t at the end?
Adjectives must agree with the noun they describe. Because lägenhet is an en-word, the adjectives take their base form. If we were describing an ett-word like huset (the house), we would need to add a -t: Huset är antingen centralt eller tyst.
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