Breakdown of Hunden följde mig ofta till jobbet.
hunden
the dog
ofta
often
till
to (direction, destination)
jobbet
the work
mig
me
följa
to follow
Questions & Answers about Hunden följde mig ofta till jobbet.
How do we form the past tense for a Group 2a verb like följa?
The stem of the verb is följ. Because it ends in a voiced consonant (a sound that makes your vocal cords vibrate, like j, l, or v), we add the suffix -de to make the simple past tense följde.
Why does the adverb ofta come after the object mig?
In Swedish, short pronoun objects like mig, dig, or den usually jump ahead of sentence adverbs like ofta or inte. Because of this rule, you will normally hear följde mig ofta rather than följde ofta mig.
Why does the sentence use the definite form jobbet when the English translation just says to work?
When talking about going to your own workplace, Swedish typically uses the definite form jobbet. It literally translates to the job, but it is the standard and most natural way to say to work in this context.
Just as a quick refresher, how is mig pronounced in this sentence?
Even though it is spelled mig, it is almost always pronounced as if it were spelled mej, which rhymes with the English word say.
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