Word
Godkände du denna överföring och detta belopp?
Meaning
Did you approve this transfer and this amount?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Godkände du denna överföring och detta belopp?
du
you (singular)
och
and
godkänna
to approve
denna
this (common)
Questions & Answers about Godkände du denna överföring och detta belopp?
Why does the sentence use the indefinite form överföring and belopp instead of the definite forms överföringen and beloppet?
This is the golden rule for the formal demonstratives denna and detta (this). Unlike the more everyday den här or det här (which strictly require the definite form, like den här överföringen), denna and detta must always be followed by the indefinite form of the noun.
Why does the sentence use denna for the transfer but detta for the amount?
It depends entirely on the gender of the noun they belong to. Överföring is an en-word, so it takes denna. Belopp (amount) is an ett-word, so it takes detta.
What is the base form of godkände, and how is it built?
Godkände is the past tense of the verb godkänna (to approve). It is literally a compound of god (good) and känna (to feel or think) — to "feel good" about something. Because känna is a regular Group 2 verb, its past tense simply takes a -de ending.
The word överföring looks like it is made of smaller words. Where does it come from?