Breakdown of Alla antar mördaren är mannen i huset.
vara
to be
huset
the house
mannen
the man
i
in
all
all (singular en-words)
anta
assume
mördaren
the killer
Questions & Answers about Alla antar mördaren är mannen i huset.
Where is the word for "that" in this sentence?
Just like in English ("Everyone assumes the killer is..."), you can drop the word att (that) in Swedish. The full sentence would be Alla antar att mördaren är mannen i huset. Dropping att is very common in everyday Swedish when the clause acts as the object of verbs like antar (assume), tror (believe), or säger (say).
If I add a word like inte (not) to the second part of the sentence, where does it go now that att is missing?
Even though att is dropped, the second half (mördaren är...) is still a subordinate clause (a dependent clause). This means the standard subordinate clause word order rule still applies: the sentence adverb comes before the first verb. So, it would be: Alla antar mördaren inte är mannen i huset. (Everyone assumes the killer is not the man in the house).
What is the base form of antar?
The infinitive is anta (to assume or suppose). It is formed by adding the prefix an- to the common verb ta (to take). Since it ends in an -a, its present tense simply takes an -r, making it antar.
Is mördaren singular or plural?
It is singular definite ("the killer"). Nouns ending in -are (like mördare or lärare) often trip learners up because their indefinite plural is identical to their singular form. However, for the definite forms, the singular adds -n (mördaren) while the plural adds -na (mördarna).
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