Questions & Answers about Var är fjärrkontrollen till teven?
Why do we use till here instead of an -s to show possession?
When talking about an accessory, a part of something, or a specific relationship between two objects, Swedish often uses till (to/for) instead of the possessive -s. The structure is usually [Definite noun] + till + [Definite noun], so we say fjärrkontrollen till teven (literally "the remote control to the TV") rather than tevens fjärrkontroll.
Why is "TV" written as teven in this sentence?
In Swedish, it is very common to spell out the abbreviation "TV" phonetically as a regular noun: en teve. Since the sentence requires the definite form ("the TV"), it gets the -n ending to become teven. You will also frequently see it written with capital letters and a colon as TV:n.
How is the word fjärrkontrollen built?
It is a compound of fjärr (far/distant) and kontroll (control). In Swedish compound words, the gender is determined by the final word. Since it is en kontroll, the whole word is an en-word, which gives us the definite ending -en for "the remote control".
I sometimes mix up var and vart. Why is it var in this sentence?