Vi prutar efter provkörningen.

Prutar is the present tense of the verb pruta.

• att pruta = to bargain / to haggle
• vi prutar = we bargain / we haggle

Swedish does not change the verb for different persons the way English does. So:

• jag prutar = I bargain
• du prutar = you bargain
• vi prutar = we bargain

In this sentence, prutar matches vi because the sentence is a full statement: We haggle / We’ll haggle after the test drive.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Swedish very often uses the present tense to talk about the future when the time is clear from the sentence or situation. Here, efter provkörningen gives a time reference, so vi prutar can naturally mean:

• we bargain
• we’ll bargain
• we’re going to bargain

All of those are possible English translations depending on context.

Here, efter means after in a time sense.

So:

• efter provkörningen = after the test drive

It is a preposition, and it is followed here by a noun phrase.

A few examples:

• efter jobbet = after work
• efter maten = after the meal
• efter provkörningen = after the test drive

Because Swedish very often forms compound words by writing them as a single word.

Provkörningen is built from:

• prov = test / trial
• körning = driving
• provkörning = test drive
• provkörningen = the test drive

This is very normal in Swedish. English often writes such expressions as two words, while Swedish often combines them into one.

The -en is the definite article attached to the end of the noun.

So:

• en provkörning = a test drive
• provkörningen = the test drive

In Swedish, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending to the noun rather than using a separate word like the.

Here, provkörningen refers to a specific test drive, not just any test drive.

Yes, but the meaning changes slightly.

• Vi prutar efter provkörningen = we haggle after the test drive
• Vi prutar efter en provkörning = we haggle after a test drive

The original sentence sounds like both speaker and listener know which test drive is meant. Using en provkörning makes it less specific.

So the original is more natural if you are talking about a particular car-buying situation.

Pruta usually means to haggle, to bargain, or to negotiate the price downward.

It is most commonly used when talking about price, especially in buying and selling. So in this sentence, it suggests trying to get a better deal after testing the car.

It is not a general verb for any kind of discussion or negotiation. It is specifically associated with bargaining over price.

This is the normal Swedish main clause word order:

• Vi = subject
• prutar = verb
• efter provkörningen = time expression / adverbial

So the structure is basically:

Subject + verb + adverbial

That is the most neutral way to say it.

You could also move the time phrase to the front:

• Efter provkörningen prutar vi.

That is also correct, but then Swedish uses verb-second word order, so prutar still stays in second position.

Yes. It is related to the verb provköra, which means to test-drive.

Compare:

• att provköra bilen = to test-drive the car
• en provkörning = a test drive

So Swedish can express the idea either with a verb or with a noun:

• Vi provkör bilen först. = We test-drive the car first.
• Vi prutar efter provkörningen. = We haggle after the test drive.

In normal pronunciation, the main stress falls on the first part of the compound: PROVkörningen.

That is common in Swedish compound words: the first element often carries the main stress.

A rough breakdown is:

• PROV-kör-ning-en

You do not need to pronounce each part separately, but it helps to understand the structure when learning the word.