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Questions & Answers about Låter det dyrt?
Why does the sentence start with Låter instead of a word for "does"?
In English, we use "do" or "does" to ask questions, like "Does that sound expensive?". Swedish doesn't use helper verbs like this. To ask a yes/no question, you simply swap the order and put the main verb first. So, the sentence is literally "Sounds it expensive?".
Why is the word for expensive written as dyrt with a "t" at the end instead of just dyr?
In Swedish, adjectives change to match the gender of the word they describe. Because it is describing det (a neuter pronoun), the base adjective dyr must take the neuter form, getting a -t added to the end to become dyrt.
Why is det used here to mean "that"?
When referring to a general idea, a situation, or something abstract (like a plan or a price just mentioned) rather than a specific physical object, Swedish always uses the neuter pronoun det. You wouldn't use den unless you were referring back to a specific "en" word.
Does låter mean "sounds" as in a physical noise, or "sounds" as in an opinion?
Both! Just like in English, låter can describe an actual physical noise or an impression/opinion, such as "that sounds fun" (det låter roligt) or "does that sound expensive?".