Word
Jag köpte faktiskt den rostfria.
Meaning
I actually bought the stainless one.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Jag köpte faktiskt den rostfria.
jag
I
köpa
to buy
den
the (with en-words)
faktiskt
actually (as a matter of fact, in fact)
Questions & Answers about Jag köpte faktiskt den rostfria.
Where is the word for "one" in den rostfria?
In Swedish, you don't use a placeholder word like "one" when referring back to a noun you've already mentioned. You simply use the freestanding definite article (den, det, or de) followed by the definite form of the adjective. Here, den rostfria perfectly translates to "the stainless one" for an en-word object.
Why does the adjective end in -a (rostfria) if there is no plural noun?
The -a ending here isn't for the plural; it's the definite ending. Because you are using the definite article den (the), the adjective must be in its definite form, which almost always ends in -a. This rule applies even when the noun itself is dropped from the sentence.
How exactly does rostfri mean "stainless"?
It is a literal compound of rost (rust) and fri (free). In Swedish, "rust-free" is the standard way to say "stainless", especially when talking about things like stainless steel (rostfritt stål).
Could I put faktiskt at the very beginning of the sentence to emphasize it?
Yes, you can! However, because of the V2 rule (the verb must be in the second position), placing faktiskt first forces the subject and verb to swap places. It would become: Faktiskt köpte jag den rostfria.