Breakdown of De nya solglasögonen är redan trasiga.
vara
to be
ny
new
de
the (plural, before adjective)
trasig
broken
redan
already
solglasögonen
the sunglasses
Questions & Answers about De nya solglasögonen är redan trasiga.
Why do we use both De and the -en ending on solglasögonen?
This is a classic example of Swedish double definiteness. When a definite noun has an adjective in front of it, you need both the independent article De and the definite noun ending -en.
How exactly is the word solglasögonen built?
It is a compound word ending with the irregular ett-word öga (eye). The plural is ögon (eyes), and the definite plural is ögonen (the eyes). Joined with sol (sun) and glas (glass), it literally translates to the sun-glass-eyes.
Why does the adjective trasiga end in an -a?
Trasiga is the plural form of the adjective trasig (broken). Even though it comes after the verb är, an adjective must always agree with the noun it describes, which here is the plural subject solglasögonen.
Why is the adverb redan placed exactly where it is?
redan (already) is a sentence adverb. In a standard main clause like this one, sentence adverbs belong right after the finite (first) verb, which in this case is är.
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