Breakdown of Dagen då de hittade skatten var mycket spännande.
vara
to be
de
they
mycket
much / very
hitta
to find
dagen
the day
spännande
exciting
skatten
the treasure
då
when (relative)
Questions & Answers about Dagen då de hittade skatten var mycket spännande.
Why do we use då here instead of när for "when"?
While när is the common word for "when" as a question word or a regular conjunction, då is used here as a relative adverb. It points back to a specific time-noun right before it—in this case, Dagen (The day). You will often see då acting as a relative "when" after words like dagen, året (the year), or tiden (the time).
Is "Dagen då de hittade skatten" all one big subject?
Yes! The core sentence is just Dagen var mycket spännande. The relative clause då de hittade skatten acts like a long description attached to Dagen. Because that entire noun phrase sits in the first position, the main verb var must come exactly after it to follow the V2 (verb-second) rule.
Does the adjective spännande change its ending if we talk about multiple days or a neuter noun?
No, spännande is a present participle (a verb form ending in -ande or -ende used as an adjective). Unlike regular adjectives, these forms are invariable, meaning they never add a -t for neuter words or an -a for plurals. It will always stay exactly as spännande.
I thought skatten meant "the tax". Does it mean "the treasure" here?
It means both! En skatt can translate to either "a tax" or "a treasure" depending entirely on the context. In this adventure-like sentence, "finding the treasure" makes the most sense.
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