Breakdown of De drack vin på bröllopet.
de
they
dricka
to drink
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
vinet
the wine
Questions & Answers about De drack vin på bröllopet.
How does the verb drack fit into the past tense rules we are learning?
drack is the past tense of att dricka (to drink). It belongs to Group 4, which means it doesn't take a standard ending like -ade or -te in the past tense. Instead, the vowel changes from 'i' to 'a'.
Is De pronounced the way it is spelled?
No, De (they) is almost always pronounced as dom in spoken Swedish. You will see it written as De in texts, but you should say dom.
Why do we use på for 'at' the wedding?
In Swedish, you use på for events, gatherings, and ceremonies. You are 'on' a wedding (på bröllopet), just like you would be 'on' a party (på festen) or a concert (på konserten).
What is the base form of the word bröllopet?
The base form is ett bröllop (a wedding). Because it is an 'ett' word ending in a consonant, we add -et to the end to say 'the wedding', which gives us bröllopet.