Breakdown of Min mormor stickar en tröja med det röda garnet.
en
a, an (common)
röd
red
tröjan
the sweater
min
my (min/mitt/mina)
Questions & Answers about Min mormor stickar en tröja med det röda garnet.
How does the word med work in this sentence?
In Swedish, med usually translates to "with", but it is specifically used as an instrumental preposition to indicate the tool or material you are using to make something. Here, it shows the material (det röda garnet) being used to knit the sweater.
Why is it det röda garnet and not just röda garnet?
This is the Swedish "double definite" rule. When you add a descriptive adjective like röda (red) to a specific, definite noun, you must use a standalone definite article (det) before the adjective, while also keeping the definite ending (-et) on the noun itself.
How can we tell that garn (yarn) is an ett-word in this sentence?
You can tell by looking at the grammar around it. The standalone definite article is det and the noun has the definite suffix -et (garnet). If it were an en-word, you would see den and an -en ending instead.
Does mormor just mean any grandmother?
No, it specifically means your maternal grandmother, or your mother's mother (literally "mother-mother"). If you were talking about your father's mother, you would use the word farmor.
Could also mean "is knitting"?