Word
Ett fyrfaldigt hurra för brudparet!
Meaning
A fourfold hooray for the bridal couple!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ett fyrfaldigt hurra för brudparet!
ett
a, an (neuter)
för
for, to
brudparet
the bridal couple
fyrfaldig
fourfold
Questions & Answers about Ett fyrfaldigt hurra för brudparet!
This lesson is about the optative mood, so why is there no optative verb like leve (long live) in this sentence?
This is a modern variation of the traditional toast Ett fyrfaldigt leve för brudparet! (A fourfold cheer for the bridal couple!), where leve is a noun derived from the optative form of leva (to live). Here, the interjection hurra replaces it, so there is no optative verb in this specific sentence, even though it follows the exact same formula.
Why does the adjective fyrfaldig (fourfold) end with a -t here?
It is modifying the word hurra. When used as a noun, hurra is an ett-word (ett hurra), so the adjective takes the neuter -t ending to match it.
Why is the cheer specifically fyrfaldigt (fourfold) rather than threefold?
In Sweden, a standard celebratory cheer always consists of four hurrahs (Hurra, hurra, hurra, hurra!). Historically, this comes from a 17th-century royal salute. If you are celebrating a Swedish wedding or birthday, always expect four cheers instead of the three typically used in English-speaking countries.
How does the suffix -faldig work, and can I use it with other numbers?