Word
Min granne säger att han ska vara föräldraledig.
Meaning
My neighbor says that he is going to be on parental leave.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Min granne säger att han ska vara föräldraledig.
vara
to be
han
he
ska
will
min
my (min/mitt/mina)
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?