Breakdown of Chefen hade redan ändrat planen.
ha
to have
chefen
the boss
redan
already
ändra
to change (alter, modify)
planen
the plan
Questions & Answers about Chefen hade redan ändrat planen.
Why do we say hade ändrat and not hade ändrade?
To form the past perfect (meaning "had done something"), Swedish uses hade followed by the supine form of the verb. For the verb att ändra (to change), the past tense is ändrade, but the supine form is ändrat.
Why is redan placed in the middle of the verbs hade and ändrat?
In a standard main clause, sentence adverbs like redan (already), inte (not), and alltid (always) are placed exactly here: after the first, conjugated verb (hade) and before the second verb (ändrat).
Is ändra a Group 1 verb? How does that help me find its supine form?
Yes, att ändra is a regular Group 1 verb. You can usually recognize these because they end in -a and take -r in the present tense (ändrar). For all Group 1 verbs, you create the supine form simply by adding -t to the infinitive, which gives us ändrat.
What are the base forms of chefen and planen?
They both come from regular en words. En chef (a boss) becomes chefen (the boss), and en plan (a plan) becomes planen (the plan).
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