Breakdown of De är faktiskt förtjusta i sådana gamla hus.
vara
to be
de
they
huset
the house
gammal
old
sådan
such, such a (sådant, sådana)
faktiskt
actually (as a matter of fact, in fact)
förtjust i
fond of
Questions & Answers about De är faktiskt förtjusta i sådana gamla hus.
Why do we use i after förtjusta here instead of a word for 'of'?
In Swedish, the adjective förtjust (fond) pairs specifically with the preposition i. These combinations often do not translate word-for-word from English, so it is best to memorize förtjust i as a set phrase meaning 'fond of'.
Why does förtjusta end in an -a?
Because it describes the plural subject De (they). Like most adjectives in Swedish, förtjust gets an -a added to the end when it describes a plural noun or pronoun.
Why is the word for 'such' written as sådana instead of sådan?
Sådan acts like an adjective and must agree with the noun it describes. Because it is describing the plural noun hus (houses) in this sentence, it takes the plural form sådana.
How can we tell that hus means 'houses' plural here, since it has no plural ending?
Hus is an ett word that ends in a consonant. In Swedish, these types of words look exactly the same in their singular and plural indefinite forms (one house = ett hus, old houses = gamla hus). We know it is plural here because of the plural modifiers sådana and gamla.
Could I put faktiskt at the very beginning of the sentence?
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