Word
Det är oansvarigt att spela hög musik på natten.
Meaning
It is irresponsible to play loud music at night.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Det är oansvarigt att spela hög musik på natten.
vara
to be
det
it (neuter)
spela
to play
att
to
Questions & Answers about Det är oansvarigt att spela hög musik på natten.
How does the prefix o- work in the word oansvarigt?
The prefix o- is a common way to negate adjectives in Swedish, similar to the English prefixes un-, in-, or ir-. It changes ansvarigt (responsible) into its exact opposite, oansvarigt (irresponsible).
Why does oansvarigt end with a -t?
It ends in -t because it describes the dummy subject Det (It). When you use the structure Det är... (It is...) to make a general statement, the adjective always takes the neuter -t form.
Hög usually means high. Why is it used for loud music here?
In Swedish, volume is described as high or low rather than loud or quiet. Because of this, loud music is always translated as hög musik.
Why is natt in its definite form (natten) for the phrase at night?
When referring to a time of day when an action typically occurs, Swedish uses the preposition på followed by the definite form of the noun. This is why at night is på natten and in the morning is på morgonen.