Word
Var är taxin nu, och vart ska den?
Meaning
Where is the taxi now, and where is it going?
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Var är taxin nu, och vart ska den?
Why does the first half use var and the second half use vart?
This sentence perfectly shows the difference between location and direction. Var means "where at" (position), so it is used with är to ask where the taxi is located right now. Vart means "where to" (direction), so it is used to ask about the destination.
Why is there no verb for "going" after ska?
In Swedish, verbs of motion like åka (go/travel) or gå (walk/go) are often dropped after helping verbs like ska or vill when the destination is obvious. Since vart already implies movement to a destination, vart ska den? is a complete and very natural way to ask "where is it going?".
Why is the definite form taxin instead of taxien?
Taxi is an en-word, but because it ends in a vowel, we just add an -n to make it definite ("the taxi") rather than adding the full -en ending.
Why does the sentence end with the pronoun den?