Word
Bibliotekarien bad mig bläddra försiktigt, eftersom boken var gammal.
Meaning
The librarian asked me to flip through carefully, because the book was old.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Bibliotekarien bad mig bläddra försiktigt, eftersom boken var gammal.
vara
to be
boken
the book
mig
me
eftersom
because
Questions & Answers about Bibliotekarien bad mig bläddra försiktigt, eftersom boken var gammal.
Why is it bibliotekarien and not en bibliotekarie?
Bibliotekarien means the librarian. The ending -n is the definite article attached to the noun.
- en bibliotekarie = a librarian
- bibliotekarien = the librarian
In Swedish, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
What form is bad?
Bad is the past tense of be, which here means to ask or to request.
- att be = to ask / request
- ber = asks / is asking
- bad = asked
- bett = asked (supine/past participle-related form)
So Bibliotekarien bad mig... means The librarian asked me...
Why is it mig and not jag?