"Den idén har ingen framtid."

Translation: That idea has no future.

[igulineue]

Why is "this" instead of "that" incorrect here?

[mvchamad]

• idén the idea

• den idén that idea

• den där idén that idea

• den här idén (or, denna idé) this idea

The difference between den idén and den där idén is a little bit nuanced, so just ignore it for the moment.

[igulineue]

Tack. Can I ignore it forever? :P

[nunes89]

Is this Den necessary?

[Lundgren8]

”Den idén” means ”that idé” (previously mentioned) whereas only ”idén” means ”the idea”.

[dfpeterson]

"framtid" literally means "forward time" right?

[mvchamad]

Forward would be framåt. Fram actually means forth. So, framtid literally means forth-time.

[a.d.elliott]

Is there any difference in meaning between Den har idén and Den idén har? Does it add particular stress anywhere, like someone has suggested a really ridiculous idea? What I mean is “that idea has no future” vs “THAT idea has no future”