Jag spelar in repetitionen.

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Breakdown of Jag spelar in repetitionen.

• repetitionen: the rehearsal
• spela in: to record (audio)

Questions & Answers about Jag spelar in repetitionen.

What does spelar in mean here?

Spelar in is the verb spela in, which means to record.

A useful thing to notice is that:

• spela on its own often means play
• spela in means record

So the little word in changes the meaning of the verb quite a lot.

Examples:

• Jag spelar piano = I play the piano
• Jag spelar in en låt = I record a song

Why is it written as spelar in and not as one word?

Because spela in is a particle verb. In Swedish, many verbs of this type are written as two words when used in normal finite forms.

For example:

• infinitive: att spela in
• present: spelar in
• past: spelade in

But related noun and adjective forms are often written as one word:

• inspelning = recording
• inspelad = recorded

So the sentence uses the normal verb phrase form: Jag spelar in repetitionen.

Why does repetitionen end in -en?