Breakdown of Ingendera tränaren vill spela defensiv fotboll idag.
spela
to play
fotboll
football
idag
today
vilja
to want to
tränaren
the trainer
ingendera
neither (of two)
defensiv
defensive
Questions & Answers about Ingendera tränaren vill spela defensiv fotboll idag.
When should I use ingendera instead of just ingen?
Use ingendera when you are talking about exactly two options, meaning "neither of the two". Since a football match has exactly two opposing coaches, ingendera is the natural choice. If there were three or more coaches, or an unspecified number, you would use ingen.
Why is the noun tränaren in the definite form here?
Unlike the standard word for "no" or "none" (ingen), which takes an indefinite noun (ingen tränare), the dual determiners ingendera, vardera, and endera usually require the following noun to be in the definite form. Therefore, it has to be ingendera tränaren.
Would the word ingendera change if the sentence were about "neither team" instead of "neither coach"?
Yes. Ingendera is the common gender (en-word) form, which matches the en-word tränare. If you were talking about an ett-word like lag (team), you would use the neuter form ingetdera instead, making it ingetdera laget.
Can I use ingendera on its own without the noun?
Yes, ingendera can function as a standalone pronoun as well as a determiner. If the two coaches had already been mentioned in a previous sentence, you could simply say Ingendera vill spela defensiv fotboll idag (Neither wants to play defensive football today).
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