Breakdown of Revisorn är petig och kontrollerar vartenda kvitto och varenda räkning.
vara
to be
och
and
kvittot
the receipt
kontrollera
to check
räkningen
the bill
revisorn
the accountant
varenda
every single (en)
vartenda
every single (ett)
petig
meticulous (fussy, nitpicky)
Questions & Answers about Revisorn är petig och kontrollerar vartenda kvitto och varenda räkning.
Why do we use vartenda before kvitto but varenda before räkning?
These are intensifying words meaning "every single". You must match the gender of the noun. Since receipt is an ett-word (ett kvitto), we use vartenda. Bill is an en-word (en räkning), so it takes varenda.
How does varenda / vartenda differ from just using varje?
Varje is the standard word for "every" or "each". Adding the -enda suffix (which means "only" or "single") intensifies it. So while varje kvitto is just "every receipt", vartenda kvitto adds emphasis: "every single receipt". Notice that unlike varenda and vartenda, varje does not change form based on gender.
Do nouns following varenda and vartenda always take the singular indefinite form?
Yes! Just like in English, where we say "every single receipt" instead of "receipts", the Swedish noun must be in the singular indefinite form. You say varenda räkning, never varenda räkningar or varenda räkningen.
Does petig always mean "picky" in a negative sense?
Not necessarily, though it often implies being a bit too fussy. In a professional context like auditing, petig translates closer to "meticulous", "fastidious", or "pedantic"—someone who focuses heavily on small details. If you want to talk about a picky eater, you would say someone is petig i maten or use the word kräsen.
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