Questions & Answers about Anmäler ni stulna bilar?
Why is it stulna instead of stulen?
Because the past participle is acting as an adjective here, it has to match the noun it describes. Since bilar (cars) is plural, the participle takes the plural ending -a to become stulna. For a singular car, it would be en stulen bil.
How do I know to use the past participle stulna instead of the supine form stulit?
You use a past participle like stulna when it acts as an adjective describing a noun (stulna bilar means "stolen cars"). You use the supine form stulit together with har (have) to say what someone did, like ni har stulit ("you have stolen").
What verb does stulna come from? It looks very different!
It comes from stjäla (to steal). It is a strong, irregular verb, which is why the vowel changes. The sequence is stjäla (infinitive), stal (past tense), stulit (supine), and stulen (past participle).
Why does the sentence start with Anmäler instead of a word for "Are"?
To ask a yes/no question in Swedish, you simply put the verb first. Swedish doesn't use helper words like "are" or "do" for questions. Anmäler ni... literally means "Report you...", which translates smoothly to "Are you reporting..." or "Do you report...".
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