Breakdown of Den eftertraktade sittningen är först nästa år.
vara
to be
nästa
next
året
the year
den
the (with en-words)
först
not until
eftertraktad
sought-after
sittningen
the seating
Questions & Answers about Den eftertraktade sittningen är först nästa år.
Why does this sentence use först to mean "isn't until"?
When placed directly before a time expression like nästa år, först acts as an adverb meaning that an event will not happen until that point in time. Notice that Swedish uses an affirmative statement here (literally "is first next year"), whereas English uses a negative construction ("isn't until").
Could I use inte förrän instead of först in this sentence?
Yes, they mean exactly the same thing in this context. You could easily say Den eftertraktade sittningen är inte förrän nästa år. The difference is just structural: först creates an affirmative clause, while inte förrän requires a negative one.
What kind of event is a sittning?
While it literally translates to a "sitting" or "seating" (like a reservation time slot at a restaurant), in Sweden a sittning very often refers to a traditional, formal university student dinner party that includes singing and toasts. The fact that it is eftertraktade (sought-after) suggests it is a highly anticipated and exclusive event.
Why does the adjective eftertraktade end in -e instead of the usual definite -a?
The word eftertraktad (coveted/sought-after) is a past participle being used as an adjective. In Swedish, past participles that end in -ad in their basic en-word form always take an -ade ending in both the definite singular and the plural, rather than just adding an -a.
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