Breakdown of Vi talar med drottningen. Båda två hoppas att denna snart ska krönas.
vi
we
snart
soon
ska
will
två
two
med
with
att
that
hoppas
to hope
båda
both (pronoun, e.g. both of them)
tala
to speak (more formal than prata)
drottningen
the queen
denna
the latter (f)
kröna
to crown
Questions & Answers about Vi talar med drottningen. Båda två hoppas att denna snart ska krönas.
Why use denna here instead of just hon?
Using denna independently (without a noun following it) translates roughly to "this person" or "the latter". It is a formal way to refer back to the most recently mentioned noun (drottningen). While hon (she) is perfectly correct and much more common in everyday speech, denna elevates the formality of the text and makes the reference highly specific.
Could we use denne instead of denna to refer to the queen?
No. In modern Swedish, denne is strictly reserved for grammatically male persons (like kungen or pojken). Because drottning is a common gender noun (an en-word) and refers to a female, you must use denna.
Why is there an -s at the end of krönas?
This is the s-passive form of the verb. The active verb is att kröna (to crown). Because the queen is receiving the action rather than doing the crowning herself, we add an -s to make it att krönas (to be crowned).
Why does the sentence use båda två instead of just vi båda?
Both båda and båda två mean "both". Adding två is extremely common in Swedish and acts as a natural phrasing, similar to saying "both of us" in English. Because vi (we) was already established as the subject in the first sentence, starting the second sentence with båda två clearly and naturally implies "both of us".
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