Breakdown of Min syster studerar medicin.
systern
the sister
min
my (min/mitt/mina)
medicinen
the medicine
studera
to study (formal, at university)
Questions & Answers about Min syster studerar medicin.
Could I use pluggar or läser instead of studerar here?
Yes! Studerar is formal and natural for a serious degree. Läser (which literally means 'reads') is also very common for university programs (läser medicin). Pluggar is more casual and often focuses on the daily act of doing schoolwork, though pluggar medicin works perfectly fine too.
Why is it min syster and not min systern?
After a possessive word like min, din, or hans, the noun must always be in the indefinite form. Since min already specifies whose sister it is, adding the definite ending to make it min systern is grammatically incorrect. This is a great fundamental rule to keep fresh!
Does medicin refer to the university subject or the drug you take when sick?
It means both, exactly like in English! Here context tells us it is the field of study. If you have a headache, you might say jag måste ta min medicin (I need to take my medicine). As a physical drug, it is an en-word with the plural mediciner.
Why isn't there a preposition like på before medicin?
When you state the specific subject being studied, the verb connects directly to the noun without a preposition: studerar medicin. You would only use a preposition like på if you were talking about the physical location of your studies, for example studerar på universitetet (studying at the university).
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