Breakdown of Hade du läst några recensioner av den nya romanen?
du
you (singular)
läsa
to read
ha
to have
ny
new
några
some / any (plural)
den
the (with en-words)
av
of, by / from (cause)
romanen
the novel
recensionen
the review
Questions & Answers about Hade du läst några recensioner av den nya romanen?
Why is it den nya romanen and not just den ny romanen?
When you use the independent definite article den (the), the adjective must be in the definite form too. For most adjectives, you just add -a, so ny becomes nya. This creates the Swedish double definite pattern: den + nya + romanen.
Why is the verb läst used instead of läste?
Läste is the simple past tense ('read'), but this sentence uses the past perfect tense ('had read'). To form this, you combine hade (had) with the supine form of the verb, which is läst.
Why do we use några here instead of någon?
Några is the plural form of the word for 'some' or 'any'. Because it describes recensioner (reviews), which is plural, you must use några. You would only use någon for a singular en-word.
How do we know to use the -er plural ending for recensioner?
The singular form is en recension. In Swedish, nouns that end in -ion are almost always en-words that take the -er ending in the plural, making it recensioner.
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