Breakdown of Arrangören ställer in den bedrövliga talangjakten imorgon.
imorgon
tomorrow
den
the (with en-words)
ställa in
to cancel
arrangören
the organizer
talangjakten
the talent show
bedrövlig
appalling
Questions & Answers about Arrangören ställer in den bedrövliga talangjakten imorgon.
How would I add 'inte ens' to say 'The organizer isn't even cancelling the appalling talent show tomorrow'?
You would place it after the verb and before the particle: Arrangören ställer inte ens in den bedrövliga talangjakten imorgon. In a main clause, negative particles and sentence adverbs like inte ens usually go right after the finite verb (ställer). Because ställa in is a particle verb, the adverb comes before the particle (in).
What if I wanted to say 'Not even the organizer is cancelling...' using 'inte ens'?
You would put inte ens directly before the subject: Inte ens arrangören ställer in den bedrövliga talangjakten imorgon. When inte ens focuses on a specific noun phrase like the subject, it attaches directly to it. The entire phrase Inte ens arrangören counts as the first position in the sentence, so the verb ställer correctly takes the second position to satisfy the V2 rule.
Why is 'in' used here with 'ställer', and does it change how the verb is pronounced?
Ställa in is a particle verb meaning 'to cancel'. The word in acts as a particle rather than a preposition, which completely changes the meaning of ställa (to put or set). In spoken Swedish, you must put the heavy stress on the particle (in) rather than the verb (ställer) to show they function together as one unit.
Why do we need 'den' before 'bedrövliga talangjakten'?
This is a classic example of Swedish double definiteness. Because you are adding an adjective (bedrövliga) to a definite noun (talangjakten), you must also add the freestanding definite article (den). Leaving out den is a common mistake for English speakers, but it is strictly required here.
What is the literal breakdown of the word 'talangjakten'?
It breaks down into talang (talent) and jakten (the hunt, from en jakt). It literally translates to 'the talent hunt', which is the standard Swedish term for a talent show.
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