Word
Jag har precis förklarat allt för honom.
Meaning
I have just explained everything to him.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Jag har precis förklarat allt för honom.
jag
I
ha
to have
honom
him
allt
everything / all (neuter)
Questions & Answers about Jag har precis förklarat allt för honom.
How do we know förklarat is a Group 1 verb, and why does it end in -at?
Förklarat comes from the verb förklara (to explain), which ends in -ar in the present tense (förklarar). This tells us it is a Group 1 verb. To form the supinum (the form used after har), Group 1 verbs simply add a -t to the infinitive, resulting in förklarat.
Why is precis placed between har and förklarat?
In a standard Swedish main clause, short adverbs like precis (just), inte (not), or alltid (always) go directly after the first verb. Since har is the first verb here, precis steps right between it and the second verb, förklarat.
The English translation says "to him". Why does the Swedish sentence use för instead of till?
Some verbs in Swedish pair with specific prepositions that do not match the direct English translation. When you explain, describe, or tell something to someone, Swedish uses för (literally "for"). Therefore, "explain to" is always förklara för.
Why is it allt here instead of alla?