Breakdown of Hinner vi titta på andra lägenheter?
vi
we
titta på
to look at
annan
other / another (en-word)
lägenheten
the apartment
hinna
to have time to
Questions & Answers about Hinner vi titta på andra lägenheter?
Why is it andra and not annan or annat here?
Because lägenheter (apartments) is a plural noun. The word for other changes based on the noun it describes: annan for singular en-words, annat for singular ett-words, and andra for all plurals. Since we are talking about multiple apartments, we use andra.
Why is lägenheter in the indefinite plural form?
Because we are talking about other apartments in general, not specific ones. When andra means other (as in any different ones), it is followed by the indefinite plural noun. If we meant the other apartments (the remaining specific ones), we would use the definite form: de andra lägenheterna.
How does the verb hinner work here? Doesn't it mean to have time?
Yes, att hinna is a very handy Swedish verb that means to have time to do something. Instead of translating the English literally as har vi tid att (do we have time to), Swedish naturally uses this single verb.
Why is there no att (to) between hinner and titta?
The verb hinna is one of a few Swedish verbs that take a bare infinitive. Just like you drop the att after auxiliary verbs like kan (can) or vill (want to), you don't use it after hinna. So it is simply hinner vi titta.
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