Breakdown of Hon är ganska avundsjuk på min nya bil.
vara
to be
hon
she
bilen
the car
ny
new
min
my (min/mitt/mina)
ganska
quite
avundsjuk på
jealous of
Questions & Answers about Hon är ganska avundsjuk på min nya bil.
Why do we use på here instead of a word that translates directly to "of"?
In Swedish, the adjective avundsjuk (jealous or envious) naturally pairs with the preposition på. Because prepositions rarely match up perfectly between English and Swedish, you should memorize this as a set phrase: avundsjuk på (jealous of).
Why is the adjective nya with an "-a" at the end, if bil is an en-word?
Whenever you use a possessive pronoun like min, din, or vår, the adjective that follows must take its definite form, which ends in -a. Therefore, ny becomes nya, even though the noun itself stays in its basic, indefinite form (bil, not bilen).
Is there an easy way to remember the word avundsjuk?
Yes! It is a compound word made from avund (envy) and sjuk (sick). So when someone is jealous in Swedish, they are literally "envy-sick".
Would avundsjuk change if the subject of the sentence was plural?
Yes. Adjectives must agree with the subject. If the sentence started with De (They) instead of Hon (She), you would add the plural -a ending to the adjective: De är ganska avundsjuka på min nya bil.
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