Breakdown of Vi tackar nej till gratis erbjudanden.
vi
we
nej
no
till
to (direction, destination)
tacka
to thank
gratis
free
erbjudandet
the offer
Questions & Answers about Vi tackar nej till gratis erbjudanden.
Why does erbjudanden end in -n if it is an indefinite plural noun?
Erbjudande (offer) is a neuter noun (an ett word) that ends in a vowel. Nouns ending in -ande or -ende belong to noun group 4. To make them plural, you just add an -n. So, ett erbjudande (an offer) becomes flera erbjudanden (several offers).
What does tackar nej literally mean, and why not just use säger nej?
Literally, tackar nej means "thank [you], no". In Swedish, att tacka ja (to accept) and att tacka nej (to decline) are the standard, natural ways to respond to an invitation or an offer. You could say säger nej (say no), but tackar nej is the expected phrase when turning down an offer.
Why do we need the preposition till here?
When you decline a specific thing using tackar nej, you must use till to connect the verb phrase to the object. It works exactly like the English "say no to". If you just wanted to say "We decline" without mentioning the offers, you would drop it and just say Vi tackar nej.
Erbjudanden is plural, so why doesn't the adjective gratis get a plural ending?
Gratis (free) is an invariable adjective, which means it never changes its form. Whether the noun it describes is singular, plural, an en word, or an ett word, it always stays exactly the same.
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