Questions & Answers about Förstod de allt?
Why is it allt instead of alla in this sentence?
When used on its own as a pronoun, allt means 'everything'. If you wanted to ask 'Did they understand everyone?', you would use the plural form alla instead.
Why doesn't the Swedish sentence have a word for 'Did'?
Swedish doesn't use helper verbs like 'do' or 'did' to make questions. Instead, you just move the main verb to the very front. Literally, this sentence asks 'Understood they everything?'.
Is förstod an irregular verb?
Yes, it is the past tense of förstå (to understand). It is irregular, which is why the word changes to förstod instead of taking a regular past tense ending like -de or -te.
How should I pronounce de in this sentence?
In everyday spoken Swedish, the pronoun de (they) is almost always pronounced as dom, even though it is written as de in formal text.
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