Breakdown of Fjärrkontrollen till teven och adaptern till datorn är i lådan.
vara
to be
och
and
i
in
till
for (to go with)
Questions & Answers about Fjärrkontrollen till teven och adaptern till datorn är i lådan.
Why do we use till here instead of saying tevens fjärrkontroll?
While you could say tevens fjärrkontroll, Swedish strongly prefers using till to show that something goes with or is an accessory to something else. This pattern is standard for matching parts, like the remote for a TV (fjärrkontrollen till teven) or the adapter for a computer (adaptern till datorn).
Is teven the standard way to write 'the TV' in Swedish?
You will see both teven and tv:n. Spelling it out as a normal word (en teve, teven) is very common in modern Swedish and makes adding the definite ending feel more natural than using an abbreviation with a colon.
Why does adapter become adaptern instead of 'adapteren' in the definite form?
Nouns ending in an unstressed -er, -el, or -en typically drop the final e before adding the definite ending. This makes pronunciation smoother, giving us adaptern instead of 'adapteren'.
Does lådan always mean 'the drawer'?