Breakdown of Vi ställer den där växten framför fönstret.
vi
we
fönstret
the window
ställa
to put
den där
that (en)
Questions & Answers about Vi ställer den där växten framför fönstret.
How do we use the preposition framför here?
Framför means "in front of". It is a spatial preposition describing where the plant is going relative to the window. A helpful trick is to recognize that it comes from fram (forward) and för (before).
Why does the Swedish sentence use ställer instead of a general word for "put"?
In Swedish, there is no single word for "put". You have to specify the orientation of the object. We use ställer when placing something in a standing or upright position. Since a potted plant stands on its base, we use ställer. If you were laying a poster flat, you would use lägger instead.
Why does the sentence say den där växten (literally "that the plant") instead of just den där växt?
This is a rule in Swedish often called "double definiteness". Whenever you use den här (this) or den där (that), you must also put the noun into its definite form. Since en växt (a plant) becomes växten (the plant), we get den där växten.
Why does the word for window become fönstret?