Breakdown of De är arga därför att de har förlorat pengarna.
vara
to be
de
they
ha
to have
därför att
because
arg
angry
pengarna
the money
förlora
to lose
Questions & Answers about De är arga därför att de har förlorat pengarna.
Can I use eftersom instead of därför att in this sentence?
Yes, you can! Both translate to the English word because. However, därför att is highly common in the middle of a sentence to emphasize the reason or answer a direct why question. eftersom is more often used when the reason is already known to the listener, and is very common when starting a sentence with the reason.
Why is the word for angry arga instead of just arg?
In Swedish, adjectives must match the noun or pronoun they describe. Because the subject De (they) is plural, you have to add an -a to the end of arg to make the adjective plural too.
Why is the word for the money pengarna? It looks like a plural word.
That is because it is plural! In English, money is usually an uncountable singular noun, but in Swedish it is a plural noun: pengar. To say the money, you add the definite plural ending -na to make pengarna.
Where would I put inte if they didn't lose the money?
It would go before the verb: därför att de inte har förlorat pengarna. Because därför att introduces a subordinate clause, it follows the BIFF rule, meaning sentence adverbs like inte must be placed before the first verb.
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