Breakdown of Appen visar rutten dit vi ska, men vi tar en genväg.
vi
we
en
a, an (common)
ska
will
ta
to take
men
but
visa
to show
appen
the app
dit
to where (relative)
rutten
the route
genvägen
the shortcut
Questions & Answers about Appen visar rutten dit vi ska, men vi tar en genväg.
Since the lesson is about vart (where to), why does this sentence use dit to mean 'where'?
Vart is a question word meaning 'where to?'. Because this sentence is a statement rather than a question, it uses the directional adverb dit ('to there'). In Swedish, you often use dit to point back to a destination, so rutten dit vi ska literally means 'the route to there we shall'. It pairs with the stationary där (there at) in the exact same way vart pairs with var.
Why is there no verb for 'going' after ska in vi ska?
In Swedish, it is extremely common to drop the verb of motion (like gå or åka) after a helper verb like ska (shall/will) or vill (want to) as long as a destination is given. Because dit clearly provides a destination, vi ska naturally means 'we are going'.
How do I know if a compound word like genväg gets the article en or ett?
Genväg (shortcut) is a combination of gen (direct) and väg (way/road). In Swedish, the gender of a compound noun is always decided by its final word. Since it is en väg, it becomes en genväg.
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