Breakdown of Vi har ordnat alla korgarna i källaren.
vi
we
i
in
ha
to have
alla
all
korgen
the basket
källaren
the basement
ordna
to arrange
Questions & Answers about Vi har ordnat alla korgarna i källaren.
Why is korgarna in the definite plural form here?
In Swedish, when you want to say "all the" or "all of the" specific items, you use alla followed by the definite plural form of the noun. So alla korgarna means "all the baskets", whereas alla korgar would just mean "all baskets" in general.
Does the -en at the end of källaren mean it is a plural word?
No, källaren is singular and means "the basement". The base word is en källare. Since it already ends in a vowel, it just takes an -n to become the definite singular. Be careful not to confuse this with "ett" words, where adding -en often makes them plural!
Since we are learning about dropping the 'e' in plurals, how does that affect a word like källare?
Although källaren is singular here ("the basement"), its plural follows a very similar pattern to the -el, -er, and -en words you are learning! Nouns ending in -are drop the -e- when adding the definite plural ending -na. So "the basements" becomes källarna, not "källarena".
Why does the sentence use ordnat instead of ordnade?
Because the sentence uses the helping verb har (have), the main verb must be in the supine form. For a regular Group 1 verb like ordna (to arrange), you form the supine by simply adding a -t to the infinitive, giving us ordnat.
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