Breakdown of Något otroligt har skett idag.
idag
today
ha
to have
något
something / any (ett-word)
otrolig
incredible
ske
to happen (formal, to occur)
Questions & Answers about Något otroligt har skett idag.
How is the supine form skett made?
The verb ske (to happen) belongs to Group 3. These are short verbs that end in a vowel other than -a. To form the supine (the form used after har), Group 3 verbs add -tt to the infinitive. That gives us skett.
Is there a difference between har skett and har hänt?
Both mean 'has happened' and are often interchangeable. However, ske is slightly more formal or dramatic than hända, which is the everyday word. Using skett fits nicely here since something otroligt (incredible) occurred.
Why does otroligt end in a -t?
Adjectives must agree with the noun or pronoun they describe. Here, the adjective describes något (something), which is a neuter word. Because of this, the base adjective otrolig takes a -t at the end.
I've seen något used to mean 'some' or 'any'. Why does it mean 'something' here?
When något is placed before an ett-word, it means 'some' or 'any' (like något bord for 'some table'). But when it stands completely alone as the subject of the sentence, it translates to 'something'.
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