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Så oförglömlig den här natten är!

Så oförglömlig den här natten är!
How unforgettable this night is!
From Lesson 449:Exclamations (Så ... !)·Swedish

Breakdown of Så oförglömlig den här natten är!

vara
to be
den här
this (en)
så
so
natten
the night
oförglömlig
unforgettable

Questions & Answers about Så oförglömlig den här natten är!

Why doesn't this sentence use the V2 rule? I expected the verb to come right after Så oförglömlig.
This is an exclamatory clause. When you start an exclamation with Så plus an adjective or adverb, Swedish uses standard declarative word order (subject then verb) rather than the usual V2 inversion. That is why it is den här natten är instead of är den här natten.
Why do we need the definite form natten after den här?
In Swedish, pointing out a specific object with den här (this) or den där (that) requires the noun to be in its definite form. Since the root noun is en natt, it becomes den här natten.
How does the word oförglömlig break down?
It is built very much like its English translation. It consists of the negative prefix o- (un-), the verb root förglömma (a slightly more formal version of glömma, meaning to forget), and the suffix -lig (-able). Together, it forms the Swedish word for unforgettable.
How would this sentence change if it were about a neuter ett-word, like det här året (this year)?
The adjective in an exclamatory clause must still agree with the noun's gender. Since år is an ett-word, you must add a -t to the adjective. The sentence would become Så oförglömligt det här året är!

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