Breakdown of Vi reste till hotellet igår.
vi
we
resa
to travel
till
to (direction, destination)
igår
yesterday
hotellet
the hotel
Questions & Answers about Vi reste till hotellet igår.
Why does the past tense of resa end in -te (reste) instead of -de?
Resa belongs to Group 2b verbs. You find the root by dropping the -a from the infinitive, which gives us res-. Because the root ends in an s (which is a voiceless sound, just like p, t, and k), we add -te to form the past tense. If the root ended in a voiced consonant, it would take -de instead.
Is hotellet an en or an ett word?
It is an ett word (ett hotell). To make a regular ett word definite (meaning "the hotel" instead of "a hotel"), we add -et to the end, giving us hotellet.
Why do we use till instead of på or i for "to the hotel"?
Till shows movement or direction toward a destination, just like "to" in English. If you used på or i here, it would sound like you were already located inside or on top of the hotel while you were traveling.
Can I put igår at the start of the sentence?
Yes, you can start with igår to emphasize when it happened. However, you must remember the Swedish V2 rule, which means the verb must stay in the second position. If you move the time word to the front, the verb and subject swap places: Igår reste vi till hotellet.
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