Breakdown of De här häxorna är väldigt farliga.
vara
to be
de här
these
farlig
dangerous
väldigt
very (extremely)
häxan
the witch
Questions & Answers about De här häxorna är väldigt farliga.
If I want to make a compound word starting with häxa, like "witchcraft", how does its stem change?
Nouns ending in -a typically drop that vowel when they become the first part of a compound word. To combine häxa (witch) and konst (art/craft), you drop the -a to use the stem häx-, creating häxkonst. No extra linking vowel is needed here.
Why do we use the definite plural häxorna (the witches) when the English translation is just "These witches"?
Swedish uses a "double definite" system with demonstrative pronouns like de här (these) and de där (those). You must use the definite form of the noun right after them, so it literally translates to "these the witches".
Why does farliga end in -a but väldigt ends in -t?
farliga is an adjective describing the plural noun häxorna, so it takes the plural -a ending. väldigt, however, is acting as an adverb (meaning "very") modifying the adjective. Adverbs are usually formed by adding a -t to the base adjective (väldig), and unlike adjectives, they never change form to match the noun.
As a quick refresher, how is De här pronounced in everyday speech?
In spoken Swedish, the pronoun De is almost always pronounced as dom. You will hear native speakers say Dom här häxorna... rather than sounding out the word exactly as it is spelled.
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