Word
Den nya sekreteraren ska börja imorgon.
Meaning
The new secretary will start tomorrow.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Questions & Answers about Den nya sekreteraren ska börja imorgon.
Since the current lesson is about using som for roles, how would I use it to say 'He will start as a secretary' instead?
You would say Han ska börja som sekreterare. Notice that when you use som to state a role or profession (meaning 'as' or 'as a'), you drop the article completely and just use the bare noun.
Why is it Den nya sekreteraren instead of just Den nya sekreterare?
This is a great time to review Swedish 'double definiteness.' When you have a definite noun paired with an adjective, you must use both the standalone definite article (den) AND the definite suffix on the noun itself (-en in sekreteraren). You cannot leave either of them out.
Why does the adjective ny get an -a at the end here?
Because it follows the definite article den. Whenever an adjective is part of a definite phrase (after words like den, det, de, or possessives like min), it takes its 'weak' form, which almost always ends in -a.
Could I use kommer att börja instead of ska börja to mean 'will start'?
Ska is the much more natural choice here because it expresses a plan, a decision, or a scheduled arrangement. Kommer att is generally used for future events that are simply predictions or are outside of human control (like the weather).