Breakdown of De flyttar tunga möbler till källaren.
de
they
tung
heavy
till
to (direction, destination)
flytta
to move
Questions & Answers about De flyttar tunga möbler till källaren.
Why does "möbler" not have an "e" before the "l", since the singular is "en möbel"?
Because en möbel ends in an unstressed -el, it drops that e when adding the plural ending -er. This dropping of the vowel makes it easier to say: möbler instead of "möbeler".
In English, "furniture" is an uncountable word. Is it countable in Swedish?
Yes! English treats "furniture" as a group without a plural form, but Swedish treats it as a regular countable noun. En möbel means "a piece of furniture", and möbler is the plural form.
Why is the word for "heavy" written as "tunga" here?
Adjectives must match the noun they describe. Since möbler is plural, the basic adjective tung gets the plural ending -a to become tunga.
What is the base word for "källaren"?
The base word is en källare, meaning "a basement". To say "the basement" (definite form), you just add an -n to the end because the word already ends in a vowel, giving you källaren.