Questions & Answers about Stäng av radion, tack!
Why is it stäng av instead of just stäng?
While stänga by itself means "to close", adding the little word av changes the meaning. Stänga av is a phrasal verb that means "to turn off" an electronic device.
Why is the verb written as stäng instead of stänger or stänga?
This is the imperative form, which you use to give a command or instruction. For this type of verb, you form the imperative by taking the dictionary form (stänga) and dropping the final -a, leaving just stäng.
How does the word radion get its "the" ending?
The base word is en radio. Because it is an "en" word that already ends in a vowel, you just add an -n to the end to make it definite ("the radio"), giving us radion.
Does tack mean "please" here? I thought it meant "thank you".
Yes, it acts like "please" in this sentence! Swedish does not have a single exact word for "please". Adding tack to the end of a command or request is the most common way to make it polite.
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