Breakdown of Har du sett det nya avsnittet? Ett sådant hyckleri!
ett
a, an (neuter)
du
you (singular)
ha
to have
se
to see
ny
new
det
the (with ett-words)
sådan
such, such a (sådant, sådana)
avsnittet
the episode
hyckleriet
the hypocrisy
Questions & Answers about Har du sett det nya avsnittet? Ett sådant hyckleri!
Why do we use the article Ett in Ett sådant hyckleri when English just says 'Such hypocrisy'?
In Swedish exclamations using sådan, it is standard to include the indefinite article (en or ett) to add emphasis. This happens even with abstract or uncountable nouns where English would normally drop the article.
Could I say Ett sånt hyckleri instead?
Yes, definitely. sånt is the standard spoken and informal written form of sådant. Using sådant makes the exclamation sound slightly more formal or dramatic, but both are completely natural here.
How do I know to use ett sådant rather than en sådan with hyckleri?
As a refresher, why does avsnittet have the definite suffix if we already used the definite article det?
This is a classic example of Swedish double definiteness. Whenever you use a freestanding definite article (det) plus an adjective (nya), the noun that follows must also take its definite suffix (avsnittet). You are literally saying 'the new the-episode'.
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