Breakdown of Mina händer och fötter är kalla efter promenaden på kullen.
vara
to be
och
and
kall
cold
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
min
my (min/mitt/mina)
efter
after
handen
the hand
promenaden
the walk
foten
the foot
kullen
the hill
Questions & Answers about Mina händer och fötter är kalla efter promenaden på kullen.
How do I find the singular versions of händer and fötter?
The singular words are en hand (a hand) and en fot (a foot). In Swedish, some common nouns change their main vowel when they become plural. This is called vowel mutation. Here, the a in hand changes to ä, and the o in fot changes to ö, and both add the plural ending -er.
Why do we use Mina and kalla instead of Min and kall?
Both words need to match the nouns they describe. Since händer and fötter are plural, the possessive word min (my) takes the plural form mina, and the adjective kall (cold) takes its plural ending -a to become kalla.
How does the word kullen (the hill) get its definite form?
The basic word is en kulle (a hill). To make an 'en' word definite (meaning 'the' instead of 'a'), we usually add -en. But because kulle already ends in a vowel, we just add -n to make kullen so we do not end up with two e's in a row.
Why is the preposition på used for the hill instead of i?
We use på (on) because a hill is an elevated surface that you walk on top of. If you used i (in), it would sound like you were walking deep inside a cave inside the hill!
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