Breakdown of Är du dubbelbokad på måndag, och fungerar tisdag inte heller bra?
vara
to be
du
you (singular)
och
and
inte
not
bra
good / well
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
måndag
Monday
tisdag
Tuesday
fungera
to work / to function (machines, devices) / to act as, serve as
heller
either (in negative sentences, e.g. not either)
dubbelbokad
double-booked
Questions & Answers about Är du dubbelbokad på måndag, och fungerar tisdag inte heller bra?
Why is heller placed right after inte in the second clause?
The word heller is a sentence adverb used in negative contexts, meaning either. In Swedish, inte heller acts almost as a single unit. Because the second clause is a question, it uses inverted word order: the verb (fungerar) comes first, followed by the subject (tisdag), and then the sentence adverb unit (inte heller).
Could I split them up and say och fungerar inte tisdag heller bra?
You should generally keep them together. While English puts not before the verb and either at the very end of the sentence, Swedish groups the negative marker inte and the additive heller together as inte heller. They function as a compound sentence adverb placed immediately after the subject in a question.
Why does the sentence use på måndag instead of i måndags?
The phrase på måndag refers to an upcoming Monday in the future, which fits the context of checking someone's schedule. If you were asking about a past scheduling conflict, you would use i måndags to mean last Monday.
Is fungerar used the exact same way here as works is in English?
Yes! Just like in English, the verb fungerar, which normally means a machine or process functions, is perfectly natural to use when asking if a specific time or day suits someone's schedule.
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