Word
Du får inte visa läkarintyget för kollegorna.
Meaning
You must not show the medical certificate to the colleagues.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Du får inte visa läkarintyget för kollegorna.
du
you (singular)
inte
not
få
to be allowed to, may
för
for, to
Questions & Answers about Du får inte visa läkarintyget för kollegorna.
Why does the sentence use får inte for "must not"? Shouldn't it be måste inte?
This is a classic trap for English speakers! In Swedish, får inte means "are not allowed to" or "must not" (a strict prohibition). If you used måste inte or behöver inte, it would mean "do not have to" (you can if you want, but it's not required). Since showing the certificate is forbidden here, får inte is the correct choice.
Why is the preposition för used to mean "to" in för kollegorna?
In Swedish, the verb visa (to show) usually pairs with the preposition för when you show something to someone. Prepositions rarely translate perfectly between languages, and using till here is a common mistake that would sound unnatural in Swedish.
How does the compound word läkarintyget break down?
It comes from en läkare (a doctor) and ett intyg (a certificate). Notice that when läkare is used as the first part of a compound noun, it typically drops its final -e, becoming läkar-. The -et at the end makes it definite (meaning "the medical certificate").
What is the singular form of kollegorna, and what is its plural pattern?