Breakdown of Kan du kolla priset?
kunna
to be able to, can
priset
the price
kolla
to check, to have a look
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Questions & Answers about Kan du kolla priset?
Why use kolla here instead of another word for "check"?
Kolla is an extremely common, everyday word for "check", "look", or "watch". It is slightly informal but used all the time in spoken Swedish. A more formal word for "check" is kontrollera.
Why does the word for "the price" end in -et (priset)?
The word for "price" is an ett word: ett pris. To say "the price" in Swedish, you add the definite ending -et to the noun, which makes it priset.
Why doesn't the verb kolla have a present tense ending like -r here?
Because it comes right after the helper verb kan (can). Just like in English, when you use a helper verb, the main verb that follows it stays in its basic infinitive form without a present tense ending.
Why is the verb Kan at the very beginning of the sentence?
To make a yes/no question in Swedish, you swap the order of the subject and the verb. Instead of the statement order Du kan (You can), the verb moves to the front to become the question Kan du (Can you).