Breakdown of Du måste betala hyran antingen idag eller imorgon.
du
you (singular)
idag
today
måste
to have to, must
imorgon
tomorrow
Questions & Answers about Du måste betala hyran antingen idag eller imorgon.
How does the phrase antingen ... eller work here?
It means either ... or. Just like in English, you place antingen before the first option (idag) and eller before the second option (imorgon).
Why isn't there an att before betala? Doesn't the English translation use the word to?
In Swedish, måste is a modal verb, which means it is followed directly by an infinitive without the word att. Even though we say have to pay in English, in Swedish it is simply måste betala.
What is the base form of hyran?
The base word is en hyra (a rent). Because we are talking about a specific rent, it takes the definite ending -n to become hyran (the rent).
Is it also correct to write idag and imorgon as two separate words?
Yes! You will frequently see them written apart: i dag and i morgon. Both the one-word and two-word spellings are perfectly correct and mean exactly the same thing.