Word
Vi delar ut mat för att deltagarna ska få hjälp.
Meaning
We hand out food so that the participants receive help.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vi delar ut mat för att deltagarna ska få hjälp.
maten
the food
vi
we
ska
will
för att
in order to
Questions & Answers about Vi delar ut mat för att deltagarna ska få hjälp.
Why is it delar ut and not just delar?
Because dela ut is a very common particle verb in Swedish. It means hand out, distribute, or give out.
- dela by itself usually means divide or share
- dela ut means distribute
So:
- Vi delar mat = we share/divide food
- Vi delar ut mat = we hand out/distribute food
That small word ut changes the meaning a lot.
What kind of verb is dela ut?
It is a particle verb, which is similar to English verbs like give out, hand out, or pick up.
In Swedish, these are very common. The verb and the particle belong together in meaning:
- ställa in = cancel
- ta upp = bring up / pick up
- dela ut = hand out
Even though they are written as two words in most sentence forms, they function as one unit in meaning.
Why does ut come after delar?