Breakdown of Kocken gör en sorts fyllning till fisken.
göra
to do, to make
fisken
the fish
till
for (to go with)
kocken
the chef
Questions & Answers about Kocken gör en sorts fyllning till fisken.
Why is it en sorts here? Does the en agree with sort or with fyllning?
The article en agrees with the word sort, which is an en-word. According to traditional Swedish grammar rules, this agreement is fixed. This means you would still use en sorts even if the following noun was an ett-word, like in en sorts äpple (a kind of apple).
What is the function of the s at the end of sorts?
It comes from a historical genitive (possessive) form, literally translating to something like 'a sort's filling'. Today, en sorts is treated as a fixed expression where the s effectively plays the same role as the English word 'of'.
Could I use ett slags instead of en sorts in this sentence?
Yes, they are completely interchangeable in meaning. If you swapped it, you would write ett slags fyllning. Notice that it must be ett because slag is an ett-word, and this fixed expression ignores the gender of the noun that follows it.
Why is till used for 'for' in till fisken instead of för?