Breakdown of Den där hyresvärden ser att barnen blir allt mer trångbodda.
barnet
the child
se
to see
bli
to become
att
that
den där
that (en)
mer
more
allt
increasingly
trångbodd
overcrowded
hyresvärden
the landlord
Questions & Answers about Den där hyresvärden ser att barnen blir allt mer trångbodda.
How does "allt mer" work in this sentence to mean "increasingly"?
The word allt can be placed before a comparative word like mer (more) to show that a change is continuously happening over time. In English, we usually translate this structure as "increasingly" or "more and more".
Why do we use "mer" here instead of adding a comparative ending to the adjective?
The adjective trångbodd (overcrowded) is a past participle based on the verb bo (to live). In Swedish, participles and long, complex adjectives form their comparative with mer (more) instead of taking the standard -are ending.
Why is there an "-a" at the end of "trångbodda"?
Adjectives need to agree with the noun they describe. Because trångbodda describes barnen (the children), which is a plural noun, the adjective takes the plural -a ending.
Why is "hyresvärden" in the definite form if "den där" already means "that"?
In Swedish, pointing words like den där (that) and den här (this) must be followed by a noun in its definite form. So you literally say "that there the landlord" (den där hyresvärden).
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