Breakdown of Hon tycker om det nya skiftet.
hon
she
tycka om
to like
ny
new
det
the (with ett-words)
skiftet
the shift
Questions & Answers about Hon tycker om det nya skiftet.
Why is om used here? Doesn't tycker mean to think?
On its own, tycker means to think or to have an opinion. But when you pair it with the particle om, it becomes the phrasal verb tycker om, which means to like.
Why is the adjective nya instead of nytt, since skift is an ett word?
Because the noun phrase is definite (the new shift). When an adjective comes before a definite noun, it takes the definite -a ending, regardless of whether it is an en or ett word. So, nytt becomes nya.
Why do we need both det and the -et ending on skiftet?
This is the Swedish double definite rule. When you describe a specific noun with an adjective, you must use a separate definite article before the adjective (det for ett words) while also keeping the definite ending attached to the noun itself (skiftet).
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