Breakdown of Klippningen hos frisören är mycket dyr.
vara
to be
mycket
much / very
dyr
expensive
frisören
the hairdresser
Questions & Answers about Klippningen hos frisören är mycket dyr.
Why do we use hos here instead of på for 'at'?
When you are talking about being at a person's home or professional workspace, Swedish uses the preposition hos. Because frisör refers to the person (the hairdresser), we say hos frisören (at the hairdresser's). If you were talking about the physical shop, like salongen (the salon), you would use på.
Why is the adjective dyr and not dyrt?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Here, the expensive thing is klippningen (the haircut). Since klippning is an en-word, we use the base form of the adjective: dyr. If we were describing an ett-word, it would be dyrt.
How is the word klippningen formed?
It comes from the verb klippa (to cut). Adding the suffix -ning turns it into the noun en klippning (a haircut). Finally, adding the -en at the very end makes it definite: klippningen (the haircut).
Why are both nouns in the definite form (klippningen and frisören)?