Breakdown of När är klippningen hos frisören?
vara
to be
när
when
frisören
the hairdresser
hos
at the home or workplace of
klippningen
the haircut
Questions & Answers about När är klippningen hos frisören?
Why do we use hos here instead of på?
The preposition hos is used when a location is defined by a person or their profession. Since a hairdresser (en frisör) is a person, you use hos to mean 'at the hairdresser's'. If you were naming the actual shop by its store name, you might use på, but for the professional themselves, it is always hos.
Does hos only apply to businesses and workplaces?
No, it applies to anyone's space! While here it means the workplace of the hairdresser, you also use hos to talk about someone's home. For example, hos mig means 'at my house' or 'at my place'.
How is the word klippningen formed?
It comes from the verb att klippa, which means 'to cut'. By adding the ending -ning, it becomes the noun en klippning (a haircut). Finally, adding -en at the very end makes it definite: klippningen (the haircut).
Why do we say frisören (the hairdresser) instead of just en frisör (a hairdresser)?
Just like in English, when you talk about an appointment with a common professional, Swedish uses the definite form (the word ends in -en). You say hos frisören (at the hairdresser's) or hos läkaren (at the doctor's) because it refers to your specific appointment.
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