Topic: Swedish

"Den är i det andra skåpet."

Translation:It is in the other cabinet.

January 22, 2015

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/caseylittrell

    I thought when the sentence needed a subject it was always 'det.' Am I wrong?

    April 26, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
    • 834

    You're right, but this is not a placeholder subject, this den actually refers to an object previously mentioned, so without context it could be either den or det here.

    April 26, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/RichardB_Lebanon

      If i were to say it is in that other cabinet i would have been "den/det är i det där andra skåpet"?

      November 13, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
      • 834

      Exactly.

      November 13, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/Eduardo.doSantos

        How could you say "It is in the second cabinet"? And could the sentence start with "det är"?

        January 22, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
        Mod

          That'd be the same sentence, since andra means both second and other.

          Yes, the sentence could start with det är.

          January 22, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/Eduardo.doSantos

            Thanks, because I got it wrong in my answer.

            January 22, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
            Mod

              I've added "second" now.

              January 22, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/SusanEvans99456

                I read some time ago that cupboard, cabinet and closet were all acceptable as skapet (no umlauts , sorry)

                March 22, 2019
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