Vi kontrollerar inte bara bromsbeläggen utan också däckmönstret.

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Breakdown of Vi kontrollerar inte bara bromsbeläggen utan också däckmönstret.

• inte bara: not only
• utan också: but also
• kontrollera: to check

Questions & Answers about Vi kontrollerar inte bara bromsbeläggen utan också däckmönstret.

Why is kontrollera used here? Does it really mean check, not control?

Yes. In Swedish, kontrollera very often means check, inspect, or verify.

So in a sentence like this, Vi kontrollerar ... is naturally understood as We check / inspect ...

This is worth remembering because it can look like the English verb control, but the most common everyday meaning is often closer to check.

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Examples:

• Jag ska kontrollera bilen. = I’m going to check the car.
• Kan du kontrollera siffrorna? = Can you check the numbers?

Why does inte come after kontrollerar?

Because Swedish main clauses normally follow the V2 rule: the finite verb comes in the second position.

Here:

• Vi = first position
• kontrollerar = finite verb in second position
• inte = comes after the finite verb

So:

• Vi kontrollerar inte ...

This is normal Swedish word order.

For an English speaker, it can feel unusual because English says do not check, with the negative before the main verb. Swedish does not need do here.

How does inte bara ... utan också ... work?