Breakdown of Möglet på den där skärbrädan är faktiskt hälsofarligt.
vara
to be
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
den där
that (en)
faktiskt
actually (as a matter of fact, in fact)
hälsofarlig
hazardous to health
möglet
the mold
skärbrädan
the cutting board
Questions & Answers about Möglet på den där skärbrädan är faktiskt hälsofarligt.
Why does the spelling change from mögel to möglet?
Nouns ending in an unstressed -el, -er, or -en often drop that last vowel when a suffix is added. Since mögel (mold) is an ett-word, adding the definite -et suffix shrinks the word to möglet.
Why is skärbrädan in the definite form when the English translation just says "that cutting board"?
In Swedish, demonstrative phrases using den där (that) and den här (this) require the following noun to also be in its definite form. You are grammatically saying "that the cutting board".
Where does the 'o' in hälsofarligt come from?
It is a linking vowel. The word is a compound of hälsa (health) and farlig (dangerous). When a noun ends in -a, that letter frequently changes to an -o- to connect it smoothly to the next part of a compound word.
Why is there a -t at the end of hälsofarligt?
The adjective must agree with the noun it describes, even when placed after the verb är. Because it is describing möglet (an ett-word), the adjective takes the neuter -t ending.
Is faktiskt used exactly like "factually" in English?
No, faktiskt is a very common false friend. While it is related to facts, it is almost exclusively used to mean "actually" or "as a matter of fact" in everyday Swedish.
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