Bortalaget varken skjuter eller gör mål.

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Breakdown of Bortalaget varken skjuter eller gör mål.

• eller: nor
• bortalaget: the away team
• göra mål: to score a goal

Questions & Answers about Bortalaget varken skjuter eller gör mål.

What does bortalaget mean, and why is it one word?

Bortalaget means the away team.

It is made up of:

• borta = away
• laget = the team

Swedish often forms compound nouns as one word, so bortalaget is the normal way to say the away team.

Also, -et at the end of laget is the definite article, so lag = team, but laget = the team.

Why is it laget and not a separate word for the?

In Swedish, the definite article is usually attached to the noun as an ending.

So:

• lag = team
• laget = the team

That is different from English, where the is a separate word. In this sentence, bortalaget already includes the idea of the.

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