Breakdown of Han läste all information om byggnaden.
han
he
läsa
to read
om
about
all
all (singular en-words)
informationen
the information
byggnaden
the building
Questions & Answers about Han läste all information om byggnaden.
Why is it all here, rather than allt or alla?
The word all must match the gender and number of the noun it describes. Since information is a singular en-word, we use all. If it were an ett-word, we would use allt, and for plurals we use alla.
The English translation says "all the information", so why is it just information instead of the definite form informationen?
In Swedish, when you use all, allt, or alla directly before a noun to mean "all of the [something]", the noun stays in its indefinite form. So "all the information" is simply translated as all information.
Is läste in the past tense here?
Yes! Läste is the past tense of läser (read/is reading). While the English word "read" looks the same in both present and past tense, Swedish changes the spelling so it is always clear: läser (present) becomes läste (past).
I thought om meant "if". Can it also mean "about"?
Yes! Om is a very flexible word. It means "if" when used to connect sentences, but when used as a preposition before a noun—like om byggnaden (about the building)—it means "about".
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