Breakdown of De gav oss tre bra erbjudanden.
de
they
bra
good / well
oss
us
ge
to give
tre
three
erbjudandet
the offer
Questions & Answers about De gav oss tre bra erbjudanden.
Why does the plural of erbjudande end in -n?
Ett erbjudande (an offer) is a neuter noun ending in -ande. Nouns with this ending that describe an action or an abstract concept belong to noun group 4. To make them plural, you simply add an -n. That is why "three offers" is tre erbjudanden.
Does the -en at the end of erbjudanden make it definite ("the offers")?
No, it is plural indefinite ("offers"), but it is a very common trap! Because we added the plural -n to erbjudande, it happens to end in -en, which looks like a definite ending. If you wanted to say "the offers" (plural definite), you would have to add an -a to the plural form, making it erbjudandena.
Why doesn't the adjective bra have a plural ending here to match erbjudanden?
The adjective bra (good) is a special case in Swedish because it is indeclinable. That means it never changes its form. Whether the noun is singular, plural, an en-word, or an ett-word, it is always just bra.
Why isn't there a preposition like till (to) before oss?
Just like in English, Swedish can skip the preposition when a verb takes two objects (a recipient and a thing). Because the recipient (oss) is placed immediately after the verb gav, you don't need till. You would only need till if you changed the word order: De gav tre bra erbjudanden till oss.
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