Breakdown of Den där frisyren blir väldigt trendig på sommaren.
bli
to become
den där
that (en)
sommaren
the summer
på
in/within (a period of time)
väldigt
very (extremely)
trendig
trendy
frisyren
the hairstyle
Questions & Answers about Den där frisyren blir väldigt trendig på sommaren.
Why is it trendig and not trendiga since we are talking about a specific, definite noun?
Even though the subject Den där frisyren is definite, the adjective comes after the verb blir (gets/becomes). This makes it a predicative adjective. In Swedish, predicative adjectives only agree with the gender and number of the noun, so it stays trendig for a singular en-word, rather than taking the definite -a ending.
Does blir mean "is" or "will be" in this sentence?
Blir indicates a change of state, so it translates best to "gets" or "becomes". In this sentence, it describes a recurring change: the hairstyle gets trendy every time summer rolls around. While blir is sometimes used for the future tense, here it describes a general habit.
Why is it Den där frisyren instead of just Den där frisyr?
In Swedish, when you use pointing words like den här (this) and den där (that), you must also put the noun in its definite form. This is called double definiteness. That is why you need both den där and the definite ending -en on frisyren.
Why do we use på sommaren for "in the summer"?
To express that something happens generally or habitually during a specific season (like "in the summer" or "during the summers" in English), Swedish uses the preposition på followed by the definite singular form of the season, which gives us på sommaren.
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