Word
Kocken förnekar allt slarv med hygienen.
Meaning
The chef denies all carelessness with the hygiene.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Kocken förnekar allt slarv med hygienen.
allt
everything / all (neuter)
kocken
the chef
med
with
förneka
to deny
Questions & Answers about Kocken förnekar allt slarv med hygienen.
Why use förnekar here instead of nekar?
Both mean 'to deny', but they are used differently. Förneka is a transitive verb meaning to deny a fact, claim, or accusation, so it directly takes an object like allt slarv. Neka is often used with the preposition till (like neka till anklagelsen - deny the accusation) or means 'to refuse'.
Why is it allt slarv instead of alla slarv?
Slarv (carelessness) is an uncountable ett-word. Because it is neuter and uncountable, we use the neuter singular form allt (all) rather than the plural form alla.
Is med the standard preposition to use after slarv?
Yes! When expressing carelessness with or about something, Swedish pairs the noun slarv (as well as the verb slarva) with the preposition med.
Why is hygienen in the definite form when we usually just say 'hygiene' in English?
Abstract and uncountable nouns representing general concepts (like hygiene, nature, or society) often take the definite form in Swedish, whereas English usually leaves them indefinite.