Breakdown of Många turister reser mellan Nordamerika och Sydamerika.
och
and
resa
to travel
många
many
turisten
the tourist
mellan
between
Nordamerika
North America
Sydamerika
South America
Questions & Answers about Många turister reser mellan Nordamerika och Sydamerika.
Why is Nordamerika written as a single word instead of two words like in English?
In Swedish, compass directions used in established geographical names are usually formed as compound words (like Nordamerika and Sydamerika). They are treated as single proper nouns and, just like in English, they don't take any article.
If I wanted to say "northern America" using the adjective norra, would I need to add a definite article?
This is exactly what the current lesson is about! Normally, adding an adjective before a noun requires a "free" definite article (which would be det or den). However, Swedish almost always omits this free definite article before geographical proper nouns. So, you simply say norra Amerika, never det norra Amerika.
What is the singular form of turister?
The singular is en turist (a tourist). Many international loanwords in Swedish belong to the noun group that forms its plural by adding -er, giving us turister.
Does the preposition mellan work exactly the same way as "between" in English here?
Yes! When describing a route or a gap connecting two places, you use mellan [X] och [Y] (between [X] and [Y]). Just be careful not to confuse mellan (between) with mitten (the middle), which is a common vocabulary mix-up.
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