Breakdown of Den misstänkte ljög i förhöret. Därför är han skyldig.
vara
to be
han
he
i
in
den
the (with en-words)
ljuga
to lie
skyldig
guilty
därför
therefore
misstänkt
suspected
förhöret
the interrogation
Questions & Answers about Den misstänkte ljög i förhöret. Därför är han skyldig.
Why does den misstänkte end in -e instead of -a?
Misstänkte is a past participle acting as a noun (the suspect). Because we know the suspect is male from the word han (he) in the next sentence, we use the masculine ending -e. If the person were female, or if the gender were unknown, it would typically be den misstänkta.
Why is the word order är han instead of han är in the second sentence?
What is the infinitive form of ljög?
The infinitive is att ljuga (to lie). It is an irregular verb that changes its vowel, and its forms are ljuger (present), ljög (past), and har ljugit (supine).
How do we know the grammatical gender of the word förhör (interrogation)?
We can tell it is an ett-word because of the definite suffix -et in i förhöret (in the interrogation).
Would the adjective skyldig change if there were multiple suspects?
Yes. Adjectives must agree with the noun or pronoun they describe. If the sentence were about multiple people, it would be Därför är de skyldiga with the plural -a ending.
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