Breakdown of Är klimatet bra i södra eller västra Australien?
vara
to be
bra
good / well
i
in
eller
or
klimatet
the climate
södra
southern
västra
western
Australien
Australia
Questions & Answers about Är klimatet bra i södra eller västra Australien?
Why isn't there a free definite article before södra and västra?
This is exactly what this lesson is about! Normally, an adjective before a specific noun needs the free definite article (den, det, or de). However, when we use adjectives with geographical proper nouns like countries, we drop this article. We just say södra Australien instead of det södra Australien.
Why do the compass directions söder and väster change to södra and västra?
Even though we drop the free definite article, Swedish grammar still requires the adjective to be in its definite form when describing a specific geographical place. For compass directions, the definite forms end in -a, changing söder (south) to södra and väster (west) to västra.
Since klimatet is an ett word, why doesn't bra become brat?
It is true that adjectives describing an ett word usually get a -t ending. However, bra is a special 'indeclinable' adjective. This means it never changes its form, regardless of whether the noun is an en word, an ett word, or plural.
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