"De rosa byxorna är hans."

Translation: The pink trousers are his.

[Pyleic]

You go, dude. Pink pants are cool.

[bram4499]

Why is there "De" in the beginning of the sentence? Isn't it obsolete?

[Zmrzlina]

It sure is redundant, but needed in many cases where the definite noun has a preceding adjective. Swedish (and Norwegian) uses this double definite a lot.

[ViArSkoldpaddor]

"them pink pants are his", huh? (some variants of american english use this construction as well)

[Arnauti]

It's the same in singular den röda bilen is 'the red car', so it's really an article here, not the pronoun meaning they.

[ViArSkoldpaddor]

Ah, thanks, that is good to know :-)

[Nidhi787968]

Ahhh, that username! We really are turtles! Slowly learning Swedish!

[fest1nger]

"in them old cotton fields back home"

[mokane3562]

But why is it "de" and not "det" or "den"? Isn't "de" supposed to be "they"?

[Anrui]

It also means "the" for plural words when the double definite is required.

[attis765]

Just by looking at the languages you learn and the streak? Wow!

[S.M.94]

When we should make the double definite ?
And how can i make
En vit
Definite? :(

[ngscott]

Is it necessary to use the definite form instead of just "de rosa byxor"? Is this common in Swedish when using the definite form and an adjective - cf. Danish, where it would be something like "de lyserøde bukser" and not "de lyserøde bukserne"?

[Arnauti]

Yes, it's necessary. Except before a relative clause, in that case it should be indefinite: Jag har köpt de rosa byxor som han har på sig 'I have bought the pink pants that he is wearing'.

[fellipemartins]

Are both 'de' (the) and 'de' (they) read the same way?

[Arnauti]

Yes, both are pronounced as if they were written dom.

[ngscott]

Interesting, good to know! Thanks.

[Zerpiah]

The Swedish pronunciation of pink is false, its not rosa, its "råsa". The spelling is rosa though.

[LePSqziA]

Exactly! There is also a Swedish verb "rosa" (same spelling, different pronunciation), which means commend / belaud. It sounds like the TTS pronounces that word instead.

[Atudaesrtiel]

How is one to distinguish 'de' from 'dom'?

[ToriGezellig]

The words "de" and "dem" are both pronounced as "dom" in spoken Swedish.

[EmotionLord]

can we translate 'De rosa byxorna är hans' as 'they are his pink pants'?

[HoodieSpir]

Maybe I think stereotypically but Swedish culture don't give a ❤❤❤❤ on "gender color". Am I right? That's awesome.

[Rachel574816]

Why is it De rosa byxorna but not de svarta spindeln.

[francesrainbow]

THANK YOU for putting 'trousers' as an option now! (I know it was already accepted as a typing answer, but I don't think I'd ever seen it as a 'card' / button before!)

[gtsiou]

Why don't we say Det rosa byxorna? I saw in some other questions that "det" can also mean "they" and used when introducing an object?

[Reichtangle]

Smashing!

[iesnes]

Lol

[BrianPorro]

Good to see 'trousers', pink or otherwise! (Instead of/as well as 'pants').

[LostBoy681401]

"Pair of pants" doesn't work but it works elsewhere in the lessons