Word
Den här årsdagen är viktig för oss.
Meaning
This anniversary is important to us.
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Questions & Answers about Den här årsdagen är viktig för oss.
Why does årsdagen end in -en after den här?
In Swedish, when you use den här (this) or den där (that), the noun that follows must be in the definite form (the "the" form). Since årsdag is an en-word, it becomes årsdagen. Literally, Swedish says "this here the anniversary".
How is the word årsdagen put together?
It is a compound word made from år (year) and dagen (the day). They are joined by a linking -s- in the middle, making årsdagen. You can think of it literally as "the year's day", which is how Swedish expresses "the anniversary".
Why do we use viktig here instead of viktigt?
Adjectives must match the noun they describe. Because årsdagen is based on the word en dag (a day), it is an en-word. Therefore, the adjective uses its basic form, viktig. If it were describing an ett-word, it would be viktigt.
The English translation says "important to us". Why does Swedish use för (for)?
Prepositions rarely translate perfectly one-to-one! In Swedish, the standard phrase is viktig för (important for) someone, even when it sounds more natural in English to say "important to" someone.