Breakdown of Domaren förstår att advokaten inte är skyldig.
vara
to be
inte
not
förstå
to understand
att
that
advokaten
the lawyer
domaren
the judge
skyldig
guilty
Questions & Answers about Domaren förstår att advokaten inte är skyldig.
Why is inte placed before the verb är in this sentence?
Because the second part of the sentence (att advokaten inte är skyldig) is a subordinate clause, introduced by att (that). In Swedish subordinate clauses, the word inte must be placed before the first verb. This is a famous grammar rule often called the BIFF rule.
The word for judge is domare. Why is the definite form domaren and not domareen?
For en-words that end in -are (which are very often professions, like lärare for teacher), you do not add the full -en suffix to make it definite. Instead, you just add an -n to the end. So domare becomes domaren.
Does advokat just mean someone who advocates for something?
No, advokat is a false friend. In Swedish, it specifically means a lawyer or attorney. If you want to talk about an advocate or supporter of a cause, you would use a word like förespråkare.
Can skyldig be used in contexts outside of a courtroom?
Yes! While it means guilty here, skyldig also means to owe or indebted. For example, if you want to say 'I owe you money', you would say Jag är skyldig dig pengar.
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