Breakdown of Min födelsedag är den trettonde maj.
vara
to be
min
my
den
the (with en-words)
maj
May
födelsedagen
the birthday
trettonde
thirteenth
Questions & Answers about Min födelsedag är den trettonde maj.
Why isn't the month maj capitalized?
In Swedish, months, days of the week, and seasons are never capitalized unless they start a sentence. So, May is written with a lowercase letter as maj.
Why do we need the word den before the date?
When stating a date in Swedish, you use the definite article den before the number, just like saying the in English. We use den because the implied word dag (day) is an en-word.
Is there a Swedish word for of missing between the date and the month?
Unlike English where we often say the thirteenth of May, Swedish drops the preposition entirely. You just put the ordinal number directly next to the month: den trettonde maj.
How does tretton (thirteen) become trettonde (thirteenth)?
To make an ordinal number (like 13th, 14th, or 15th) in Swedish, you usually add -de or -te to the regular number. Since thirteen is tretton, the thirteenth becomes trettonde.
What are the two parts that make up the word födelsedag?
It is a compound word built exactly like its English translation! It combines födelse (birth) and dag (day).
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