Breakdown of Den där stora krokodilen anses finnas i verkligheten.
stor
big
i
in
den där
that (en)
finnas
to exist, to be there
verkligheten
the reality
krokodilen
the crocodile
anses
to be considered
Questions & Answers about Den där stora krokodilen anses finnas i verkligheten.
Why is there no 'att' between 'anses' and 'finnas'?
Passive verbs expressing thought or reporting, like anses (is considered), take a bare infinitive. This means you drop the infinitive marker att and connect the verbs directly, acting much like how modal verbs connect to infinitives. This structure is called 'Nominativus cum Infinitivo'.
Since 'anses' is passive, is 'finnas' also in the passive form?
No, finnas (to exist) is a deponent verb. It permanently has an -s on the end and looks passive, but its meaning is entirely active. In this sentence, you have a true passive verb (anses) followed immediately by an active deponent verb (finnas).
A quick refresher: why does the noun have the '-en' ending if we already used 'Den där'?
Demonstrative pronouns like den här (this) and den där (that) trigger the 'double definite' rule in Swedish. You need the independent article den, the definite adjective stora (ending in -a), and the noun with its definite suffix krokodilen.
Why is the definite form 'verkligheten' used for 'reality'? In English we just say 'in reality'.
Swedish often uses the definite form for abstract nouns representing universal concepts, such as reality, nature, or society, where English uses the bare noun. The phrase i verkligheten is the fixed, standard way to say 'in reality' or 'in real life'.
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