"There are no police high up on the mountain."

Translation: Högt uppe på berget finns det ingen polis.

[Coreopsis2943]

Can this be constructed starting with the "det finns" as well as this way?

[Lundgren8]

Yes, if ingen polis follows immediately.

[MarvelMani1]

But WHY is the sentence with the changed word order the default? Is there some nuance with one structure over the other?

[historicbruno]

Why "högt" instead of "hög"? Is it because it's functioning as an adverb modifying "uppe"?

[devalanteriel]

Yes. :)

[Sabine444222]

What is wrong with
Det finns ingen polis högt uppe på fjället
?

[_Clint_]

I wrote the same, except used berget instead of fjället. Marked me wrong.

[bigswedeej]

Why isnt it inga polis? The sentence implies plural. There ARE no..

[Emerce0]

Good question. Is police is not plural? If it is, what does poliser mean insted?

[devalanteriel]

For inga, you have to use an explicit plural form - "no police officers", so to speak. So inga poliser is perfectly fine. :)

[Cyraith]

The English on this sentence needs to be reversed, that "up high on the mountain there are no police"

[TiagoJCSousa]

Why can't it be "det är ingen polis högt uppe på berget"?

[stefanosometimes]

Why uppe instead of upp? Thanks...

[devalanteriel]

uppe is a place; upp is a direction.

[stefanosometimes]

Thank you!