Breakdown of Vad gör ni för arrangemang till bröllopet?
ni
you (plural, subject)
vad
what
göra
to do, to make
till
for (to go with)
Questions & Answers about Vad gör ni för arrangemang till bröllopet?
Why is vad ... för split up by the verb and subject in this sentence?
In Swedish, the phrase vad för (what kind of) is typically split when it asks about the object of the sentence. The question word vad must come first, followed immediately by the verb (gör) and the subject (ni) to satisfy the standard verb-second rule. Then comes för, landing right before the noun it modifies (arrangemang).
The English translation says "arrangements" (plural). Why doesn't arrangemang have a plural ending?
Arrangemang is an ett-word that ends in a consonant (ett arrangemang). In Swedish, ett-words ending in a consonant do not change their form in the indefinite plural. So, one arrangement is ett arrangemang, and multiple arrangements are simply arrangemang. The plural meaning here is understood from the context!
Why use till bröllopet instead of för bröllopet to say "for the wedding"?
When you are preparing, buying, or arranging something for a specific event, party, or holiday, Swedish typically uses the preposition till. You can think of it as making arrangements leading up to or directed towards the wedding. Using för here would sound like a direct translation from English and unnatural in Swedish.
Swedish has a few verbs for "make". Is gör always the right choice for "making arrangements"?