Breakdown of Skådespelaren som spelar kungen är känd.
vara
to be
spela
to play
kungen
the king
som
who / which / that (relative pronoun)
skådespelaren
the actor
känd
famous
Questions & Answers about Skådespelaren som spelar kungen är känd.
Why do we use som here instead of vem for "who"?
In Swedish, som is a relative pronoun used to connect clauses, meaning "who," "which," or "that." You use som when describing a noun (like skådespelaren), whereas vem is only used as a question word. In this sentence, som directly acts as the subject for the verb spelar.
How does the word order work with the two verbs, spelar and är?
The core main sentence is simply Skådespelaren är känd (The actor is famous). The relative clause som spelar kungen (who plays the king) is inserted into the middle, right after the noun it describes. Once the relative clause is finished, the main sentence resumes normally with är.
Why is the adjective känd instead of känt or kända?
The adjective känd (famous) describes skådespelaren. Because en skådespelare is an en-word and we are talking about a single person, the adjective takes the basic en-word form känd. If we were talking about multiple actors, it would become plural: kända.
How do we get the form skådespelaren from the basic word for "actor"?
The basic indefinite word is en skådespelare (an actor), which already ends in an "e". To make it definite (the actor), you follow the rule for en-words ending in a vowel and simply add -n to the end, resulting in skådespelaren.
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