Breakdown of Är det där farthindret klart till midsommaren?
vara
to be
det där
that (ett)
klar
ready / finished (doing something)
till
by (a future time)
midsommaren
the midsummer
farthindret
the speed bump
Questions & Answers about Är det där farthindret klart till midsommaren?
Why does the sentence use the definite form midsommaren instead of just midsommar?
This is a specific rule for future temporal references. When you want to say by or for an upcoming season or holiday, Swedish uses till followed by the definite form of the noun. So till midsommaren refers specifically to this upcoming Midsummer.
Why do we need the definite ending on farthindret when we already said det där?
In Swedish, demonstrative pronouns like det där (that) and det här (this) must be followed by a noun in its definite form. This is known as double definiteness. Since farthinder is a neuter ett-word, it takes the definite suffix -et.
Why is the word for ready spelled klart instead of klar here?
Adjectives in Swedish must agree with the gender of the noun they describe. Because farthinder is a neuter noun, the adjective klar adds a -t to become klart.
I see that farthinder is a compound word. Why does the spelling change to -hindret in the definite form?
Farthinder combines fart (speed) and hinder (obstacle). The word hinder ends in -er. When making it definite, instead of becoming hinderet, it drops the e to make it easier to pronounce, resulting in hindret.
Learn Är det där farthindret klart till midsommaren and more in Swedish
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free