Breakdown of Är antingen bergochdalbanan eller karusellen gratis?
vara
to be
eller
or
antingen
either
karusellen
the carousel
gratis
free
bergochdalbanan
the roller coaster
Questions & Answers about Är antingen bergochdalbanan eller karusellen gratis?
Why doesn't gratis change its form or take any special endings here?
Gratis (free) is an indeclinable adjective. This means it never takes an -t or -a ending to match the gender or number of the noun it describes. Whether you are talking about an en-word, an ett-word, or a plural noun, it remains exactly the same: gratis.
Bergochdalbanan is a very long word! What does it literally mean?
It literally translates to "the mountain and valley track"! It is a fun compound word made up of berg (mountain) + och (and) + dal (valley) + bana (track) + -n (the definite ending for "the").
How do the words antingen and eller work together?
They mean "either... or" when used together as a pair. Just like in English, you put antingen before your first option and eller before your second option.
Why do the nouns end in -n and -en in this sentence?
These endings are how Swedish says "the". En bana (a track) becomes banan (the track), and en karusell (a carousel) becomes karusellen (the carousel). Because the sentence asks about specific rides, they must be in this definite form.
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