Breakdown of Guiden väckte passageraren tidigt på morgonen.
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
morgonen
the morning
tidigt
early
guiden
the guide
väcka
to wake
passageraren
the passenger
Questions & Answers about Guiden väckte passageraren tidigt på morgonen.
Why does the verb end in -te (väckte) instead of -de?
The verb väcka (to wake someone) belongs to Verb Group 2. Normally, Group 2 verbs get a -de ending in the past tense. But if the verb root ends in a voiceless sound like k, p, s, or t, it takes -te instead. Because the root is väck-, the past tense is väckte.
Can I use väckte to say that the passenger woke up on their own?
No, väcka only means to wake someone else up. If the passenger woke up by themselves, you would use the verb vakna, which is vaknade in the past tense.
What is the base form of passageraren?
The base word is en passagerare (a passenger). For en-words that end in -are (which often describe people or professions), you just add -n to make them definite, giving you passageraren (the passenger).
Why is there a -t on the end of tidigt?
Tidig is the adjective for early. When you use it to describe an action (as an adverb) rather than a noun, you add a -t to the end. Here it describes how the guide performed the action of waking the passenger.
Why is the preposition på used in på morgonen?
In Swedish, routine parts of the day use the preposition på together with the definite form of the noun. So to say in the morning, you say på morgonen (literally on the morning).
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