Breakdown of De visade samlingen för gruppen.
de
they
för
for, to
visa
to show
samlingen
the collection
gruppen
the group
Questions & Answers about De visade samlingen för gruppen.
Why do we use för instead of till if the English translation says "to the group"?
In Swedish, the verb visa (to show) almost always pairs with the preposition för when indicating who you are showing something to. You "show something for someone" (visa något för någon). Using till here would sound unnatural.
Both samlingen and gruppen end in -en. Does that mean they are both "en-words"?
Yes! The base forms are en samling (a collection) and en grupp (a group). The -en ending is the definite article added to the end of the word, making them "the collection" and "the group".
How do we know visade is in the past tense?
It ends in -de. The infinitive form is visa (to show). It belongs to the most common group of verbs in Swedish (Group 1), which always form their past tense by adding -de to the base word.
How should I pronounce the word De in this sentence?
As a quick refresher, the pronoun de (they) is almost always pronounced like the word dom. You will very rarely hear a native speaker pronounce it the way it is spelled!
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