Breakdown of Det finns viktiga regler för hur vi förvarar speglar.
vi
we
hur
how
spegeln
the mirror
viktig
important
för
for, to
det finns
there is, there are
regeln
the rule
förvara
to store
Questions & Answers about Det finns viktiga regler för hur vi förvarar speglar.
Why is the plural of spegel spelled speglar instead of "spegelar"?
Nouns ending in an unstressed -el usually drop that e when they become plural. So, spegel drops its second e to become the base spegl-, and then adds the plural ending -ar to make speglar (mirrors).
Does the word regler follow the same dropped-e rule as speglar?
Yes! The singular is en regel (a rule). Since it ends in an unstressed -el, it drops that e in the plural. It belongs to a different noun group than spegel, so it adds -er instead of -ar, giving us regler.
Why is it viktiga and not viktig?
Viktiga is describing regler (rules), which is plural. In Swedish, adjectives get an -a added to the end when they describe plural nouns.
Why do we use det finns for "there are"? Can I say "där är"?
To say "there is" or "there are" to state that something exists, Swedish always uses det finns (literally "it is found"). You would only use där är to point out a physical location, like "There are the mirrors!" (Där är speglarna!).
Is för hur the standard way to say "for how"?
Yes, in Swedish you can connect a preposition directly to a question word like hur (how) to link ideas. Regler för hur translates perfectly to "rules for how".
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