Breakdown of Prinsen väntar på monarken. Denne vill inte kröna honom ännu.
inte
not
vilja
to want to
honom
him
ännu
yet / even (with comparative)
prinsen
the prince
vänta på
to wait for
denne
the latter (m)
monarken
the monarch
kröna
to crown
Questions & Answers about Prinsen väntar på monarken. Denne vill inte kröna honom ännu.
Why use denne instead of just saying han?
If the second sentence started with han (he), it would naturally refer back to the subject of the previous sentence, which is prinsen. By using the formal pronoun denne (which translates here to "the latter"), it explicitly points to the most recently mentioned noun instead, which is monarken.
Why is it denne and not denna here?
When referring to people, denne is the masculine form, used here because the monarch is male. If the monarch were female, you would use denna. For inanimate en-words, denna is also the standard choice.
Why does inte go between vill and kröna?
In a main clause, the negation inte must be placed after the first conjugated verb (vill). Because kröna is in the infinitive form and acts as the second verb in the chain, it must come after inte.
How does the word ännu work in this sentence?
When paired with a negative word like inte, the adverb ännu means "yet". Together, inte ... ännu translates to "not yet".
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