Breakdown of Han gömmer trollstaven under duken.
han
he
under
under
gömma
to hide
trollstaven
the magic wand
Questions & Answers about Han gömmer trollstaven under duken.
How would I say "He doesn't hide it under the cloth" using the rules from this lesson?
You would say Han gömmer den inte under duken. Because den ("it", replacing the wand) is an unstressed object pronoun, it shifts to come before the negative word inte. If you used the full noun, inte comes first: Han gömmer inte trollstaven.
What are the parts that make up the word trollstaven?
It is a compound word made of troll (magic, or a troll) and staven (the stick, rod, or staff). So a magic wand in Swedish is literally a "magic stick".
Both trollstaven and duken end in -en. Why?
They are both singular "en" words in their definite form ("the wand", "the cloth"). You add -en to the base words trollstav and duk to make them definite.
Can duken refer to any type of cloth?
It can mean a piece of fabric, but in everyday Swedish, en duk very often refers specifically to a tablecloth. It is also the word used for a blank canvas or a cinema screen.