Word
Cykeln är ett miljövänligt fordon.
Meaning
The bike is an environmentally friendly vehicle.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Cykeln är ett miljövänligt fordon.
vara
to be
ett
a, an (neuter)
cykeln
the bicycle
miljövänlig
environmentally friendly
Questions & Answers about Cykeln är ett miljövänligt fordon.
Why is the definite form cykeln and not cykelen?
Words ending in -el, -er, or -en often drop the second 'e' before adding the definite ending to make them easier to pronounce. So en cykel becomes cykeln.
Why does miljövänligt end in a -t here?
It is an adjective describing ett fordon, which is a neuter noun. Because of this, the base adjective miljövänlig gets a -t added to the end to agree with the noun.
How is the word miljövänligt constructed?
It is a compound word made from miljö (environment) and vänlig (friendly). Swedish combines these directly to make a new adjective, very similar to eco-friendly in English.
How do you say vehicles in the plural?
It is still fordon. Since fordon is an ett word that ends in a consonant, its plural form is identical to its singular form.