Breakdown of Jag tycker att ämnet är intressant.
jag
I
vara
to be
att
that
tycka
to think (have an opinion)
ämnet
the topic
intressant
interesting
Questions & Answers about Jag tycker att ämnet är intressant.
Why do we use tycker here instead of tror or tänker?
Tycker is used for personal opinions and subjective feelings. Because you are expressing your own opinion about the topic, tycker is the right choice. Use tror for beliefs or guesses, and tänker for the physical act of using your brain.
Can I leave out the word att like we often do with the word that in English?
Yes! Just like in English, you can drop att in everyday spoken Swedish and simply say Jag tycker ämnet är intressant.
Why does ämnet end in -t?
Ämnet is the definite form (meaning the topic) of the ett-word ett ämne (a topic or subject). Because it is an ett-word that already ends in a vowel, you just add -t to the end to make it definite.
Since ämnet is an ett-word, shouldn't the adjective intressant get an extra -t at the end?
Normally, adjectives get a -t added when describing an ett-word. However, because intressant already ends in a consonant followed by -t, it does not get another one. It looks exactly the same for both en-words and ett-words in the singular.
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