Breakdown of De där bona, i vilka de häckar, är stora.
vara
to be
de
they
stor
big
i
in
vilka
which (plural)
de där
those
boet
the nest
häcka
to breed
Questions & Answers about De där bona, i vilka de häckar, är stora.
Why do we use i vilka here instead of som?
i vilka means "in which" and is a very formal construction. In everyday spoken and written Swedish, you would use som instead and move the preposition to the end of the relative clause: De där bona, som de häckar i, är stora.
Why is it vilka and not vilken or vilket?
vilka is plural. Because the relative pronoun refers back to De där bona (Those nests), which is plural, you must use the plural form vilka. If the sentence were about a single nest (Det där bot), it would be i vilket because ett bo is a neuter noun.
What is the base form of the word bona?
The base form is ett bo (a nest). Neuter words (ett-words) that end in a vowel usually take -n in the indefinite plural (bon) and -na in the definite plural (bona).
Why do we use the definite form bona right after De där?
In Swedish, demonstrative phrases using den där, det där, and de där (that/those) require the following noun to be in its definite form. So you must say De där bona (literally "Those the nests"), rather than the indefinite De där bon.
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