Breakdown of Patienten ska vara hos psykologen om en timme.
vara
to be
en
a, an (common)
ska
will
om
in (time from now)
timmen
the hour
hos
at the home or workplace of
patienten
the patient
psykologen
the psychologist
Questions & Answers about Patienten ska vara hos psykologen om en timme.
Why do we use hos here instead of på or i?
The preposition hos is used to say someone is at a person's home or workplace. Because a psychologist is a person, we say hos psykologen to mean "at the psychologist's office". If you were talking about a building like a clinic or hospital, you would use på (på sjukhuset).
Doesn't om usually mean "about"? Why is it translated as "in" here?
Yes, om often means "about", but when talking about when something will happen in the future, om is the standard word for "in [amount of time]". So, om en timme means "in an hour". If you used i instead, it would mean "for an hour" (duration).
Why use ska instead of kommer att for the future here?
ska is used for future events that are planned, scheduled, or intended by someone. Since a medical appointment is scheduled in advance, ska vara is the most natural way to say the patient "is to be" or "will be" there.
Why are both patienten and psykologen in the definite form?
Just like the English translation says "the patient" and "the psychologist's", Swedish uses the definite suffix -en for both words because we are talking about a specific patient and a specific professional.
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