Breakdown of Gropen är markerad och gatan är rensad.
vara
to be
och
and
gatan
the street
markera
to mark
rensa
to clear
gropen
the pothole
Questions & Answers about Gropen är markerad och gatan är rensad.
Why do both markerad and rensad end in -ad?
In this sentence, they are past participles acting as adjectives to describe the nouns. Because both gropen (the pothole) and gatan (the street) are en-words, the past participles for these Group 1 verbs take the -ad ending.
How do I know that markera and rensa are Group 1 verbs?
Group 1 verbs end in -a in the infinitive and take -ar in the present tense (markerar, rensar). To form the past participle for an en-word, you simply take the infinitive (markera, rensa) and add -d, giving us markerad and rensad.
What would happen to these words if the sentence was about an ett-word, like området?
Since past participles must agree with the noun they describe, you would use the -at ending for an ett-word. For example: Området är markerat (The area is marked).
Does grop specifically mean pothole?
En grop generally means a pit, hole, or hollow. When talking about a street (gatan), it is the natural word to use for a pothole, though you might also hear the direct loanword ett potthål.
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