Breakdown of Mitt cv finns på pc:n, så jag måste starta den först.
jag
I
den
it (common)
måste
to have to, must
först
first
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
min
my (min/mitt/mina)
så
so
starta
to start (a machine, engine, business)
finnas
to exist, to be there
cv:t
the CV
pc:n
the PC
Questions & Answers about Mitt cv finns på pc:n, så jag måste starta den först.
Why does pc:n have a colon in it?
In Swedish, when you add grammatical endings like the definite article or a plural suffix to an initialism, you use a colon to attach the suffix to the root. Because pc is an en-word, it gets the definite suffix n, becoming pc:n (the PC).
Why are cv and pc written in lowercase letters here?
Unlike English, Swedish prefers to write very common initialisms in lowercase, especially those pronounced letter-by-letter. You will often see words like tv, cd, pc, and cv written this way. Whether you write them in uppercase or lowercase, you still use the colon for suffixes.
Why does the sentence use Mitt for the CV, but later uses den for the PC?
They have different grammatical genders. The word cv is an ett-word (ett cv), so it takes the neuter possessive mitt. On the other hand, pc is an en-word (en pc), which is why its definite form is pc:n and we use the en-word pronoun den when referring back to it.
Why use finns instead of är to say the CV is on the computer?
While är translates directly to is, finns (literally is found) is the most idiomatic choice in Swedish when talking about the location, existence, or availability of something. When a file is located on a computer or a server, finns is the natural verb to use.
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