Breakdown of Du måste dokumentera de repade bilarna.
du
you (singular)
bilen
the car
måste
to have to, must
de
the (plural, before adjective)
dokumentera
to document
repad
scratched
Questions & Answers about Du måste dokumentera de repade bilarna.
Why is the past participle spelled repade instead of repad?
When past participles act as adjectives, they must agree with the noun they describe. Because the noun here (bilarna) is plural, the participle takes the plural ending -ade.
Why do we need de when bilarna is already in the definite form?
This is the Swedish "double definite" rule. Whenever you put an adjective—or a past participle acting as an adjective, like repade—in front of a definite noun, you must also add a standalone definite article. For plural nouns, that article is de.
How is de pronounced in this sentence?
In everyday spoken Swedish, de is almost always pronounced as "dom".
Why is there no att (to) before the verb dokumentera?
Måste (must) is a modal verb. Just like in English, Swedish modal verbs are followed directly by the infinitive form of the next verb, so you skip the word att.
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