Breakdown of Statyn är i tornet där utsikten är vacker.
vara
to be
i
in
vacker
beautiful
där
where (relative)
utsikten
the view
tornet
the tower
statyn
the statue
Questions & Answers about Statyn är i tornet där utsikten är vacker.
How does där work in this sentence compared to when it just means 'there'?
Usually, där means 'there' to point out a location. But here it acts as a connecting word meaning 'where', linking the two halves of the sentence to give more information about a place (tornet). It works exactly like 'where' does in this kind of English sentence!
Why is it tornet instead of just torn?
The sentence says 'in the tower', not just 'in a tower'. Because torn is an ett-word (ett torn), we make it definite ('the') by adding -et to the end, giving us tornet.
What is the base word for statyn (the statue)?
The base word is en staty. Because it is an en-word that already ends in a vowel, we just add -n to the end to make it definite ('the statue').
Why do we use vacker here instead of vackert?
The adjective vacker (beautiful) describes utsikten (the view). Since utsikt is an en-word (en utsikt), the adjective stays in its basic form. If it were describing an ett-word, it would need the -t ending to become vackert.
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