"Den är i det andra skåpet."

Translation: It is in the other cabinet.

[deactivated user]

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

[Arnauti]

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.

[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"?

[Arnauti]

Exactly.

[eeduade]

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

[Zmrzlina]

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

Yes, the sentence could start with det är.

[eeduade]

Thanks, because I got it wrong in my answer.

[Zmrzlina]

I've added "second" now.

[SusanEvans99456]

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

[ppelk]

Closet wasn't accepted for me..

[ppelk]

..and no wardrobe either!

[Steph.Ro]

In all other skåpet sentences, wardrobe is accepted as well.

[devalanteriel]

I think you may be misremembering. I checked all sentences with skåp(et) I could find, and none of them has "wardrobe" as an acceptable translation.

[Steph.Ro]

Oops, I think it might have been garderob instead. Ursäkta. ;)

PS: Horrified at the thought of having totally wasted your time!

[devalanteriel]

It's no problem. Not like it took me hours. :)

[Linnea270017]

I don't understand why it is andra? i thought andra is for plurals.

[devalanteriel]

It's also the definite form of annan, not just the plural. :)

[90skidwithguitar]

Does andra function like an adjective here, in terms of phrase construction?

[devalanteriel]

Yes, pretty much.

[Red_Dragooon]

Why is it not "finns"??