Breakdown of De trivs i den nya företagskulturen.
de
they
i
in
ny
new
den
the (with en-words)
trivas
to thrive
företagskulturen
the company culture
Questions & Answers about De trivs i den nya företagskulturen.
How is the compound word företagskulturen built, and what is the s doing in the middle?
It is made by joining företag (company) and kulturen (the culture). The s in the middle is a linking letter (foge-s). In Swedish, when you glue nouns together to make a compound, you often add an s to make it flow better, especially if the first noun is a multi-syllable word ending in a consonant.
Does the s at the end of trivs mean it is a passive verb?
Why do we use both den and the ending -en on företagskulturen?
This is a great example of Swedish double definiteness. When you add an adjective like nya to a definite noun, you must add the separate definite article den in front, while still keeping the definite ending -en attached to the noun itself.
Why does the adjective take the form nya instead of ny?
Because the phrase is in its definite form. Whenever you use the definite articles den, det, or de, the following adjective must take its definite ending, which is almost always -a.
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