Word
Vi dricker alltid en kanna nybryggt te på morgonen.
Meaning
We always drink a jug of freshly brewed tea in the morning.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Vi dricker alltid en kanna nybryggt te på morgonen.
vi
we
en
a, an (common)
alltid
always
dricka
to drink
Questions & Answers about Vi dricker alltid en kanna nybryggt te på morgonen.
Why is it nybryggt (with a t) when en kanna is an en-word?
Even though the phrase starts with en kanna, the adjective describes the tea, not the jug! Since te is an ett-word (ett te), the adjective must be in the neuter form nybryggt. In measure-mass phrases like this, the adjective always agrees with the substance being measured.
How do you say "of" in "a jug of tea"? Why isn't there a preposition here?
In Swedish, you don't use a preposition like "of" between a measure word and a mass noun. You simply put them right next to each other: en kanna te (a jug of tea), ett glas vatten (a glass of water), or en kopp kaffe (a cup of coffee).
How is the word nybryggt formed?
It is a compound made of ny (new/newly) and the past participle of brygga (to brew), which is bryggt (brewed, in the ett-form). Swedish often combines adverbs and participles into single words like this, similar to "freshly brewed" in English.
Why use the definite form morgonen in på morgonen?
The phrase på morgonen means "in the morning" as a general habit. When talking about parts of the day in a recurring, habitual way (like doing something "always"), Swedish uses på plus the definite singular form of the noun.