Breakdown of Vi har sett den nya säsongen av dokumentären.
vi
we
ha
to have
se
to see
ny
new
den
the (with en-words)
av
of, by / from (cause)
dokumentären
the documentary
säsongen
the season
Questions & Answers about Vi har sett den nya säsongen av dokumentären.
Why do we need both den and the -en ending on säsongen?
This is the Swedish 'double definite' rule. When you describe a specific noun with an adjective (like 'the new season'), you must mark it as definite twice: once with the article den in front, and again with the -en ending on the noun itself.
Why is the adjective spelled nya instead of ny?
Because the phrase is definite. Whenever an adjective follows a definite article like den, det, or de, it takes the definite ending, which is almost always an -a.
Can I use tittat på instead of sett to mean 'watched'?
Yes, you can! Both har sett (have seen) and har tittat på (have watched) are used for movies and TV shows. However, att se is very commonly used in Swedish when you talk about watching a whole film or a season of a show.
What form of the verb is sett?
It is the supine form of the irregular verb att se (to see). You always use the supine form after the helping verb har to create the present perfect tense (meaning 'have done' something).
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