Breakdown of Vem delar du tvättstugan med?
du
you (singular)
vem
who
med
with
dela
to divide / to share
tvättstugan
the laundry room
Questions & Answers about Vem delar du tvättstugan med?
Why is med at the very end of the sentence instead of before vem?
Just like in casual English, it is very common and natural in Swedish to put the preposition at the end of a WH-question. While you could technically say Med vem delar du tvättstugan? (With whom...), leaving med at the end is the standard, everyday way to ask this.
We previously learned the phrase delar med sig for sharing. Why is it just delar here?
Delar means to share in the sense of splitting or using something jointly, like a room or a cost. Delar med sig means to share something you own by giving a portion of it to someone else, like sharing your candy. Since you are jointly using the laundry room, delar is the right choice.
What are the parts of the word tvättstugan?
It is a compound word made of tvätt (laundry or wash) and stuga (cottage or cabin). A tvättstuga is a communal laundry room, which is a famous staple of Swedish apartment living! The -n at the end makes it the definite form: the laundry room.
Why does the verb delar come before the subject du?
This is the V2 (verb-second) rule. In a question starting with a question word like Vem, that word takes up the first slot. The verb delar must come exactly in the second slot, which pushes the subject du to the third position.
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