Breakdown of Skytteln och spolen är viktiga för hennes vävstol.
vara
to be
och
and
viktig
important
för
for, to
hennes
her (possessive)
vävstolen
the loom
skytteln
the shuttle
spolen
the spool
Questions & Answers about Skytteln och spolen är viktiga för hennes vävstol.
Why is the definite form skytteln instead of skyttelen?
Nouns that end in an unstressed -el, -er, or -en (like en skyttel) usually drop the final -e- in the stem before adding the definite suffix. This makes the word flow better, giving us skytteln instead of the clunky skyttelen.
Why is the adjective viktiga in the plural form here?
The adjective describes the subject, which in this case is a compound subject: skytteln och spolen (the shuttle and the spool). Because there are two distinct items, the overall subject is plural, so viktig takes the plural -a ending.
What are the parts of the compound word vävstol?
It is made up of väv (weave, web, or fabric) and stol (chair, or in older contexts, a stand/frame). In Swedish, a "weave-chair" is the word for a loom.
Why does vävstol stay in the indefinite form after hennes?
In Swedish, possessive pronouns like min, din, hans, and hennes must be followed by a noun in the indefinite form. The possessive word already makes it clear exactly which item you mean, so adding the definite -en ending (as in hennes vävstolen) is incorrect.
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