Word
Men du får inte glömma passerkortet hemma.
Meaning
But you must not forget the access card at home.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Men du får inte glömma passerkortet hemma.
du
you (singular)
inte
not
få
to be allowed to, may
hemma
at home
Questions & Answers about Men du får inte glömma passerkortet hemma.
Why does the sentence use får inte for "must not"? Shouldn't it be måste inte?
Why is the verb glömma used without att here?
Får is a modal verb, which means it works like "can" or "must" in English. In Swedish, modal verbs are always followed directly by the bare infinitive of the next verb. Therefore, we use glömma without the infinitive marker att.
Why does the sentence use hemma instead of hem?
Hemma indicates a fixed location ("at home"), while hem indicates motion towards a destination ("homewards" or "to home"). Even though you might think of forgetting as an action, the card itself stays in a static location at your house, so the location word hemma is required.
How is the word passerkortet built?
It is a compound noun made from the verb passera (to pass) and the noun kort (card). The -et at the very end is the definite suffix for an ett-word, which changes the meaning from "an access card" to "the access card".