Breakdown of Det är roligt att besöka djurhemmet.
vara
to be
det
it (neuter)
rolig
fun
att
to (before a verb)
Questions & Answers about Det är roligt att besöka djurhemmet.
Why does roligt end in -t here instead of just being rolig?
In Swedish, when you use a dummy pronoun like det in an impersonal expression (like 'It is fun...'), the adjective must agree with det, which acts as a neuter noun. Therefore, rolig becomes the neuter form roligt.
Is it possible to drop the infinitive marker att before besöka?
No, you need to keep att here. While att is often dropped after modal verbs (like kan or vill), it is required when an infinitive phrase acts as the complement to an adjective, as in Det är roligt att... (It is fun to...).
Could I rewrite this sentence to put the visiting action first?
Yes! You can make the infinitive phrase the subject: Att besöka djurhemmet är roligt. Notice that roligt still takes the -t ending because an entire infinitive phrase is treated grammatically as a neuter singular noun.
How do we know that djurhemmet takes an -et ending in the definite form?
Djurhemmet is a compound word made of djur (animal) and hem (home). In Swedish compound nouns, the gender is always determined by the last word. Since ett hem is a neuter noun, the definite form of the whole compound becomes djurhemmet.