Word
Biljetten till karusellen är gratis idag.
Meaning
The ticket to the carousel is free today.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Biljetten till karusellen är gratis idag.
vara
to be
idag
today
till
to (direction, destination)
biljetten
the ticket
Questions & Answers about Biljetten till karusellen är gratis idag.
Why doesn't the adjective gratis change its ending here?
Gratis is an indeclinable adjective. This means it never changes form, no matter what it describes. Whether you are talking about an en word, an ett word, or plural nouns, it always stays exactly the same: gratis.
Why do we use till here instead of för to say 'the ticket for the carousel'?
In Swedish, the preposition till is often used to show destination or connection. You use it for tickets to a place or event (like biljetten till tåget or biljetten till karusellen), just like you use it for 'the key to the door' (nyckeln till dörren).
Could I use the word fri instead of gratis to say the ticket is free?
No, fri and gratis mean completely different things. Gratis strictly means 'free of charge' (it costs zero money). Fri means 'free' in the sense of liberty or not being trapped, like a free country or a free bird.
If I wanted to start the sentence with Idag, how would the word order change?