Breakdown of Vi tittar på tvättmaskiner, och jag föredrar den här tysta.
jag
I
vi
we
och
and
titta på
to look at
den här
this (en)
tyst
quiet
föredra
to prefer
tvättmaskinen
the washing machine
Questions & Answers about Vi tittar på tvättmaskiner, och jag föredrar den här tysta.
Why is there no Swedish word for "one" in den här tysta?
In English, we use "one" to avoid repeating a noun, like "this quiet one". In Swedish, you can just drop the noun entirely! The combination of den här and the adjective tysta is enough to mean "this quiet one" because we already know we are talking about a tvättmaskin.
Why does the sentence use den här instead of det här if the object is just a machine?
In Swedish, demonstrative pronouns like "this" must match the grammatical gender of the noun they refer to, even if the noun is hidden. Since tvättmaskin is an en-word, we use den här. If we were talking about an ett-word like ett kylskåp (a fridge), it would be det här tysta.
Why is the adjective spelled tysta here instead of tyst?
Whenever you use a pointing phrase like den här (this) or den där (that), the adjective that follows must take its definite form. For most adjectives, including tyst, the definite form simply adds an -a to the end.
Is the word på necessary after tittar?
Yes! The verb tittar alone generally means watching or the physical act of looking. When you are looking at something specific, like these washing machines, you must use the phrase tittar på.
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