Vi provkör i och med att kontrollbesiktningen är klar.

to be

Breakdown of Vi provkör i och med att kontrollbesiktningen är klar.

• vi: we
• klar: done
• kontrollbesiktningen: the roadworthiness inspection

Questions & Answers about Vi provkör i och med att kontrollbesiktningen är klar.

What does provkör mean here?

Provkör is the present tense of provköra, which means to test-drive or to test run something, usually a vehicle.

So Vi provkör means We are test-driving or We’re taking it for a test drive.

In Swedish, the present tense often covers both the simple present and the English be + -ing form, so provkör can mean either test-drive or are test-driving, depending on context.

Why is provkör one word?

Because provköra is a compound verb:

• prov = test
• köra = drive

Swedish often forms new words by combining parts like this. So instead of saying something like drive for a test, Swedish uses the single verb provköra.

This is very common in Swedish compounds.

What does i och med att mean?

I och med att is a fixed expression meaning something like:

• since
• because
• now that
• in view of the fact that

In this sentence, it introduces the reason or circumstance for the test drive:

Vi provkör i och med att kontrollbesiktningen är klar.
= We’re test-driving it now that / since the inspection is finished.

It is a bit more formal or structured than just för att or eftersom.