Questions & Answers about Kriget blev hans liv.
What is the infinitive form of blev and how does it fit into the Group 4 verbs?
The infinitive is bli (to become). Group 4 verbs are strong verbs that do not take a suffix (like -de) in the past tense. Instead, they change their core vowel. For bli, the vowel changes from i to e, giving us the past tense blev.
Why do we say hans liv instead of hans livet?
In Swedish, whenever a noun comes directly after a possessive word like hans (his), it must be in its indefinite form. Even though the English translation feels specific, the Swedish grammar rule strictly requires the basic form liv rather than the definite form livet.
How can we tell the gender of the word krig just by looking at this sentence?
You can look at the ending of kriget. The -et suffix is the definite article ('the') for ett-words. If it were an en-word, it would end in -en, but since it is kriget, we know the base word is ett krig.
If the sentence was 'The wars became his life', how would kriget and blev change?