Breakdown of Vi firar kalaset den tjugoförsta juni.
vi
we
den
the (with en-words)
juni
June
fira
to celebrate
kalaset
the party (often children's or birthday)
tjugoförsta
twenty-first
Questions & Answers about Vi firar kalaset den tjugoförsta juni.
Why do we need the word den before tjugoförsta?
In Swedish, you use the definite article den before an ordinal number when stating a date. It translates literally as "the twenty-first June." Notice that you do not need a word for "of" between the number and the month!
Is it tjugoförsta or tjugoförste?
For dates, you always use the ending -a, so it is tjugoförsta. The ending -e is mostly just used when referring to a specific male person, like a king.
Why is the month juni written with a lowercase letter?
Unlike in English, months, days of the week, and languages are not capitalized in Swedish unless they start a sentence.
Why does the sentence use the present tense firar for a future event?
Swedish frequently uses the simple present tense to talk about the future, especially when a specific future time or date is mentioned. Because of this, Vi firar can mean "We celebrate", "We are celebrating", or "We will celebrate".
Is kalas an en-word or an ett-word?
It is an ett-word (ett kalas). That is why the definite form ("the party") takes the -et ending to become kalaset.
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