Breakdown of Sverige är känt för vacker natur och god mat.
vara
to be
och
and
maten
the food
Sverige
Sweden
vacker
beautiful
naturen
the nature
god
good (of food and taste) / good (of qualities, habits)
känd för
known for
Questions & Answers about Sverige är känt för vacker natur och god mat.
Why are there no articles before vacker natur and god mat?
In Swedish, just like in English, we use the zero article (no article at all) when talking about uncountable or mass nouns in a general sense. Since natur (nature) and mat (food) are uncountable and being spoken about generally here, they do not take an article like en or ett.
How do we know which form of the adjectives vacker and god to use here?
Even without an article, adjectives must still agree with the noun's gender. Both natur and mat are en-words, so we use the basic form of the adjectives: vacker and god. If the nouns were ett-words, we would add a -t to make them vackert and gott.
Why does känt have a -t at the end? Isn't Sverige just a name?
Geographical names like countries, cities, and continents are treated as ett-words (neuter) in Swedish when they are described by an adjective. Because we are describing Sverige, the adjective känd (known) takes the neuter -t ending to become känt.
Does känt för always mean 'known for'?
Yes! This is a fixed expression that translates perfectly from English. You will often see it used to describe what places or people are famous for, such as han är känd för sin musik (he is known for his music).
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