Breakdown of Vilket kvitto ligger hos revisorn?
kvittot
the receipt
vilket
which (ett) / what a (ett-word, exclamatory)
ligga
to lie (be in a horizontal position) / to be located, be situated
hos
at the home or workplace of
Questions & Answers about Vilket kvitto ligger hos revisorn?
Why do we use hos instead of på or i for "at"?
In Swedish, hos is used specifically when something is located at a person's home, workplace, or in their care. Since revisorn (the accountant) is a person, we use hos to mean "at the accountant's office" or "in the accountant's possession".
Why is it vilket kvitto and not vilken kvitto?
Kvitto (receipt) is an ett word (ett kvitto). The word for "which" has to match the noun, so it becomes vilket for ett words and vilken for en words.
Why use ligger here instead of är for "is"?
Swedish prefers to use positional verbs to describe exactly how an object is placed, rather than just saying it "is" somewhere. Because a receipt is a flat object, it "lies" (ligger) on a desk or in a folder. You could use är, but ligger sounds much more natural.
Why does the word revisor end with an -n in this sentence?
Revisor means "accountant", and adding the -n makes it the definite form: revisorn means "the accountant". Just like in English where you say "at the accountant's", we need to talk about a specific accountant here.