Breakdown of Min granne säger att han ska vara föräldraledig.
vara
to be
han
he
ska
will
min
my (min/mitt/mina)
grannen
the neighbor
säga
to say
att
that
föräldraledig
on parental leave
Questions & Answers about Min granne säger att han ska vara föräldraledig.
What did the neighbor actually say in direct speech, and how does att change it?
In direct speech, the neighbor said: Jag ska vara föräldraledig. When we report this using indirect speech with att (that), we have to shift the perspective. The pronoun changes from jag to han so that the sentence makes sense from the speaker's point of view.
Since granne is an en-word, why do we use han instead of den?
Even though en granne (a neighbor) is an en-word, it refers to a living person. In Swedish, just like in English, you use han (he) or hon (she) for people, rather than the grammatical pronouns den or det.
Where would I put inte if he is NOT going to be on parental leave?
Because att introduces a subordinate clause (a dependent part of the sentence), sentence adverbs like inte must go right before the first verb. It would be: Min granne säger att han inte ska vara föräldraledig.
How is the word föräldraledig built, and what kind of word is it?
It is a compound word made from förälder (parent) and the adjective ledig (free, off work). Because it acts as an adjective describing han, it would take a plural ending if the subject were plural, for example: de ska vara föräldralediga.
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