Questions & Answers about Jag har redan skickat mejlet.
Why does skickat end in -at?
It is the supinum form of the verb skicka (to send). Because skicka is a Group 1 verb, we form the supinum by adding -t to the base, giving us -at. We combine this with har to create the present perfect tense.
Why is the word redan placed between har and skickat?
How does mejlet tell us that the Swedish word for email is an ett-word?
The ending -et acts as the word for 'the' when attached to ett-words. If email were an en-word, the definite form would be mejlen. Because we see mejlet, we know the base word is ett mejl.
Could I add a specific time like igår (yesterday) to this exact sentence structure?
No, you cannot use har plus the supinum form with a specific past time marker. If you want to say you sent it yesterday, you must drop har and use the simple past tense instead: Jag skickade mejlet igår.
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