Word
Studenten mådde inte bra därför att han var stressad.
Meaning
The student did not feel well because he was stressed.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Studenten mådde inte bra därför att han var stressad.
vara
to be
han
he
inte
not
bra
good / well
Questions & Answers about Studenten mådde inte bra därför att han var stressad.
Why does the past tense of må end in -dde?
The verb må (to feel) is a short verb that ends in a vowel. In Swedish, these are called Group 3 verbs. They form the simple past tense by adding -dde directly to the stem, which is why må becomes mådde.
Can I use mådde to say I felt an object, like feeling a soft blanket?
No, the verb må is only used for your health and internal well-being (how you feel physically or mentally). If you want to talk about feeling a physical object with your hands, you must use a different verb, like känna.
Could I just say för att instead of därför att here?
Yes! In spoken and casual Swedish, för att (or even just för) is extremely common for saying 'because'. Därför att means the exact same thing but is slightly more formal and is the standard choice for written Swedish.
Why is the word for stressed spelled stressad instead of stressat?