Breakdown of Mäklaren säger att varken hyran eller badrummet är bra.
vara
to be
bra
good / well
eller
or
säga
to say
att
that
varken
neither
mäklaren
the real estate agent
badrummet
the bathroom
hyran
the rent
Questions & Answers about Mäklaren säger att varken hyran eller badrummet är bra.
Why does the sentence use eller for "nor"?
In Swedish, the set phrase for "neither... nor" is varken... eller. Even though eller usually translates to "or" on its own, it always means "nor" when it is paired with varken.
Why does the verb är come after badrummet instead of earlier in the sentence?
The verb must be in the second position of its clause. The entire phrase varken hyran eller badrummet acts as one long subject, taking up the whole first position. Because of this, the verb är correctly sits right after it in the second position.
Since there are two things being described, shouldn't the adjective bra be in a plural form?
Normally, an adjective takes an -a at the end when describing multiple things. However, bra is a special exception that never changes form. It is always bra regardless of whether the noun is an en word, an ett word, or plural.
How do we get the form mäklaren from the base word mäklare?
For en words that end in -are (which are often professions), you drop the final -e before adding the definite ending -en. So en mäklare becomes mäklaren.
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