Breakdown of Täcker försäkringen krossade fönster?
fönstret
the window
krossad
smashed
täcka
to cover
försäkringen
the insurance
Questions & Answers about Täcker försäkringen krossade fönster?
Why does krossade end in -ade here?
It is a past participle acting as an adjective. Because it describes a plural noun, fönster, it needs a plural ending. For regular verbs like krossa (to smash), the past participle ends in -ad for singular en-words, but it becomes -ade for all plural words.
Since fönster is the word for both singular and plural, how do we know it means 'windows' here?
The describing word gives it away! Because fönster is an ett-word, a single smashed window would be ett krossat fönster with a -t at the end of the participle. The plural ending on krossade is our clue that we are talking about multiple windows.
Where is the word 'does' in the Swedish sentence?
Swedish does not use helper verbs like 'do' or 'does' to make a question. Instead, you just swap the subject and the verb, putting the main verb first. Täcker försäkringen...? literally means 'Covers the insurance...?'.
What is the base verb for krossade?
The base verb is att krossa, which means to smash or to crush. When we want to describe a noun that has been smashed, we turn the verb into a past participle so it can work just like a regular adjective.