Breakdown of Hon har sorterat kablarna i andra korgar.
hon
she
i
in
ha
to have
annan
other / another (en-word)
Questions & Answers about Hon har sorterat kablarna i andra korgar.
Why is the word for 'the cables' spelled kablarna instead of 'kabelarna'?
The singular word for cable is en kabel. Because it ends in an unstressed -el, it drops the e when the plural ending -ar is added. This makes it kablar. To say 'the cables', we add the definite plural ending -na to get kablarna.
Why is andra used here instead of annan or annat?
Andra is the plural form of the word for 'other'. Because it describes korgar (baskets), which is plural, it must take the plural form andra to match.
What is the singular form of korgar?
The singular is en korg (a basket). Because it is an en-word, it takes the common -ar ending in the plural, becoming korgar.
Does har sorterat work exactly like 'has sorted' in English?
Yes! It uses the present tense of the helper verb ha (to have), which is har, followed by the supine form of the verb sortera, which is sorterat. This builds the present perfect tense just like in English.