Breakdown of Jag har ingen aning om var glasögonen är.
jag
I
vara
to be
var
where
ha
to have
om
about
ingen
no, none (en-word)
aningen
the idea (inkling)
glasögonen
the glasses
Questions & Answers about Jag har ingen aning om var glasögonen är.
Why is the word order var glasögonen är instead of var är glasögonen?
Because this is an indirect question, which acts as a subordinate clause. If you were asking a direct question, you would put the verb before the subject: Var är glasögonen? (Where are the glasses?). But when you embed it inside another sentence like 'I have no idea where...', the subject (glasögonen) must come before the verb (är).
Why is the word om included after aning?
In Swedish, the fixed phrase for 'to have no idea' is ha ingen aning om (literally: to have no idea about). You must include om before linking it to the indirect question, even though in English we just drop it and say 'I have no idea where'.
What is the root of the word glasögonen?
It is a compound word made of glas (glass) and ögonen (the eyes). Because ögonen is the definite plural form of ett öga (an eye), glasögonen specifically means 'the glasses'.
Could I use vart instead of var in this sentence?
No, you have to use var. In Swedish, var asks about a fixed location, which fits perfectly since the glasses are just sitting somewhere. You only use vart when asking about a destination or direction of movement (like 'where are you going?').
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