"My grandfather is my dad's dad."
Translation:Min farfar är min pappas pappa.
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"farfarsfar" is great grandfather. Is great great grandfather farfarsfarsfar?
Yes, at least your first one, but usually you split them up so you say like ”min farfars far” and ”min farfars farfar.” (my grandfather’s grandfather). It’s simpler than saying ”farfarsfarfar” or so.
This is the best way to denote whose side the grandparents are on. +1 Swedish.
This may be a dumb question, but what if you want to refer to somebody's grandfather and you don't know whether he's the paternal or maternal grandfather? Is there a generic term for "grandfather"?
No, not really. You'll have to ask, or take a chance. You can use something like "din förälders förälder" but that's kind of bulky.
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Norwegian has bestemor & bestefar as generic terms in addition to the specific ones. Had not realised swedish does not use these.
"Far" is more formal/old-fashioned, yes. Mamma/pappa is much more common than mor/far.
I got the right answer on an open-ended version of the question using "fars far".
I got a multiple choice question with the option of 'fars far', but it started with 'mitt' rather than 'min'. Just in case you were in the same situation as I was.
What about ‘min morfar är min fars far’? Technically true, if you’re Prince Joffrey.
Would ( Min morfar är min pappas pappa.) work here or is it only farfar
Here it's only farfar, since you're referring to your dad's dad. Farfar can only ever be one's paternal grandfather; morfar can only ever be one's maternal grandfather.
I'll bet introducing people must have been fun back in the day before proper surnames came about.
Bjorn Johnson är John Ericssons son och John Ericsson är Björn Johnsons far.
At a glance, I'd guess it's because you forgot the second possessive. What you wrote is "My grandfather is papa's father", not "MY papa's father".
I hope you've not been waiting 2 years for this, but "min" goes with en-nouns, like "min hund". "Mitt" goes with et-nouns, like "mitt hus". "Mig" is simply "me", not a possessive.
I translated as - Min farfar är min fars far - it seems more elegant without the papas and the mamas - I always used father (dad) or mother (mum) when my parents were alive. ( btw it was marked as incorrect... )
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Morfar is your maternal grandfather ( the word is litterally made up of mother(s) father) while the sentence shows your fathers father is meant here so you cannot use morfar.
