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Whats with the difference in TTS's pronunciation between "svart" in a sentence and as a separate word? In the sentence I hear a short "a" and in the seperate word the "a" is long and o-like (I don't know how to write swedish phonetics).
The separate pronunciation is wrong. "Svart" is always pronounced with a short "a".
Just wondering, is the TTS pronouncing "svart" correctly? It sounds as though it's omitting the r and saying "svat" or something along those lines.
It's correct actually! The Swedish R makes the combinations RT, RD, RS and RN retroflex. Thus, it's svart [svaʈ], which would to native swedish ears be different to [svat].
Ok, tack! Just wanted to make sure I didn't absorb anything that was incorrect :)
According to Wiktionary, you're correct. They both originate from the Proto-Indo-European "swórdos", meaning dirty, dark, or black.
I think it would rather be Min katt är också svart if you want to say that you too have a cat, and it is black.
Saying Min katt är svart också would imply to me that your cat is multi-coloured, and beside being for example white and red, it is also black.
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It's the same for both, but it depends on where in the sentence the adjective is: katten/ankan är svart and den svarta katten/ankan
The latter is called an attributive adjective, but you can think of it as an adjective that goes right before the noun.
Scroll down with a browser at this page for the tips and notes which have a complete table of these forms.
What is the difference between "svart" and "svarta"? (If that is right)
