"De bygger en ny moské i staden."
Translation:They are building a new mosque in town.
January 19, 2015
10 Comments
RJDaae
1436
Can this mean a hypothetical/general 'they' in Swedish the way that it can in English, or just a specific one?
August 27, 2016
It's idiomatic in Swedish to always use the definite for "in town", where English prefers not to. But we do accept "in the town" (and "in the city") as well.
March 27, 2019
HaniAl-seb
- 593
I'm always confused by the é letter. What is it for? Why is it used sometimes?
February 16, 2019
raorn
- 509
My guess is that is the accent location. In swedish language accent is on the first syllable, but there are exceptions. Mosqué, ideé...
March 5, 2019
You're right, but it's not something Swedish words do in general. All (or almost all) such words are French loans that retained the é in Swedish.
March 5, 2019
