Breakdown of Forskaren arbetade i östra Antarktis i två år.
i
for (duration)
året
the year
två
two
forskaren
the researcher
arbeta
to work (more formal than jobba)
östra
eastern
Antarktis
Antarctica
Questions & Answers about Forskaren arbetade i östra Antarktis i två år.
Why isn't there a "det" before "östra Antarktis"?
Usually, when an adjective modifies a definite noun, you need a free definite article (den, det, or de). However, geographical proper nouns are a major exception! When an adjective describes a specific place name like Antarktis, we drop the free article. So it is just östra Antarktis instead of det östra Antarktis.
Is "Antarktis" an en-word or an ett-word, and does it matter here?
Continents, countries, and regions like Antarktis are generally treated as ett words. If the free article hadn't been dropped by the geographical name rule, the phrase would have been det östra Antarktis. However, because the article is omitted, the gender doesn't actually change any visible words in this specific sentence.
The word "i" appears twice in this sentence. Do they mean the same thing?
No, they serve two entirely different purposes. The first i is a preposition of place, meaning "in" (i östra Antarktis). The second i is a preposition of time used to indicate duration, meaning "for" (i två år). Swedish consistently uses i to express how long an ongoing or completed action lasts.
Why is the definite form of "forskare" just "forskaren" and not "forskareen"?
Nouns that denote people or professions and end in -are, such as forskare (researcher) or lärare (teacher), follow a special pattern. To make them definite singular, you only add an -n rather than the usual -en. This prevents an awkward double vowel sound.
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