Breakdown of Mössen bor i ett litet hål under golvet.
ett
a, an (neuter)
bo
to live
i
in
golvet
the floor
liten
small
under
under
musen
the mouse
hålet
the hole
Questions & Answers about Mössen bor i ett litet hål under golvet.
How does en mus (a mouse) turn into mössen (the mice)?
Mus is an irregular noun that changes its main vowel in the plural (this is called vowel mutation or omljud). The u mutates into an ö, and we add an extra s to keep the vowel sound short, making the plural möss (mice). To say 'the mice', we just add the definite plural ending -en to get mössen.
Why do we use litet instead of liten for 'small'?
Because hål (hole) is an ett word (ett hål). In Swedish, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. The word for 'small' is slightly irregular: it is liten for en words, but it changes to litet when describing ett words.
If ett hål is one hole, what is the plural for 'holes'?
It stays exactly the same! Because hål is an ett word that ends in a consonant, it does not take any ending in the indefinite plural. So, 'a hole' is ett hål, and 'two holes' is simply två hål.
Can you use bor (live) for animals, just like for humans?
Yes! In Swedish, bor means 'to reside' or 'have a home', and it works perfectly for both humans and animals. If you wanted to talk about 'living' in the sense of 'being alive' (for example, 'mice live for two years'), you would use the verb lever instead.
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