Breakdown of Vems klassiska symposier pratar du om?
du
you (singular)
prata
to speak
om
about
vems
whose (question word)
klassisk
classical
symposiet
the symposium
Questions & Answers about Vems klassiska symposier pratar du om?
Why does the word for "symposia" end in -er here?
The singular form is ett symposium. It is a neuter noun (an ett word) derived from Latin. In Swedish, many Latin loanwords ending in -um drop the -um and add -er to make the plural. That is why symposium becomes symposier.
Why is the adjective klassiska instead of klassiskt, since symposium is an ett word?
Even though the singular is ett symposium (which would take the neuter form klassiskt), this sentence uses the plural form (symposier). In Swedish, adjectives get an -a at the end when describing any plural noun, regardless of its gender.
Why is the preposition om placed at the very end of the sentence?
Just like in informal English ("talking about"), Swedish commonly leaves the preposition at the end of a question when the question phrase (here, vems klassiska symposier) is moved to the front. The core verb phrase here is pratar om (talk about).
Does vems change its ending depending on the noun it describes?
No, vems (whose) is a fixed word. It is the possessive form of vem (who) and stays exactly the same whether the noun that follows it is singular, plural, an en word, or an ett word.
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