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Hon hade en lägenhet i kvarteret där slottet är.
Meaning
She had an apartment in the neighborhood where the castle is.
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Questions & Answers about Hon hade en lägenhet i kvarteret där slottet är.
Why do we use där here instead of som?
In Swedish, där means 'where' and is used to start a relative clause that describes a place (in this case, kvarteret). If you wanted to use som (which/that), you would have to add a preposition at the end of the clause, like: '...kvarteret som slottet är i' (the neighborhood that the castle is in). Using där is much neater!
Is kvarteret an en-word or an ett-word?
It is an ett-word. The base noun is ett kvarter (a block or a neighborhood). Because this sentence refers to a specific neighborhood, it takes the definite suffix -et to become kvarteret.
Could I say där slottet ligger instead of där slottet är?
Yes, absolutely! In fact, Swedes very often use ligger (literally 'lies') when talking about where buildings, cities, or places are located. Both är and ligger are perfectly correct and natural here.
Why is the first verb in the past tense (hade) and the second in the present tense (är)?