Breakdown of Tatueraren jobbar alltid på lördagar.
jobba
to work
alltid
always
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
lördag
Saturday
tatueraren
the tattoo artist
Questions & Answers about Tatueraren jobbar alltid på lördagar.
If I wanted to add "that I know" right after the tattoo artist, could I drop the word "som"?
Yes! You could say Tatueraren (som) jag känner jobbar alltid på lördagar. Because the tattoo artist is the object of the relative clause (you know them), and the relative clause has its own subject (jag), you can safely omit som (this is called som-bortfall).
How exactly is the word tatueraren formed?
It comes from the verb tatuera (to tattoo). Adding the suffix -are creates the profession: en tatuerare (a tattoo artist). To make it definite (the tattoo artist), you only add -n rather than -en because the word already ends in a vowel, resulting in tatueraren.
Why is it på lördagar (plural) instead of på lördag?
Using the preposition på with the plural form lördagar means "on Saturdays" in general, showing it is a recurring routine. If you used the singular form and said på lördag, it would mean specifically "this coming Saturday".
Why does the adverb alltid come after the verb jobbar?
In a standard Swedish main clause, the verb must be in the second position (the V2 rule). Since the subject Tatueraren takes the first spot, the verb jobbar comes second. Sentence adverbs like alltid (always) typically go immediately after the verb in main clauses.
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