Breakdown of Vi bråkar ofta, men idag håller vi med varandra.
vi
we
idag
today
ofta
often
men
but
varandra
each other
bråka
to argue
hålla med
to agree
Questions & Answers about Vi bråkar ofta, men idag håller vi med varandra.
Why do we use varandra at the end of the sentence?
Varandra is a reciprocal pronoun that means "each other" or "one another." Because the subject is vi (we) and the action goes both ways between the people involved, we use varandra after the preposition med (with) to show that we are agreeing with each other.
Doesn't the verb håller usually mean "hold"?
It does! However, Swedish uses a lot of phrasal verbs where a verb and a small word (like a preposition) change meaning when put together. When you combine håller with med, it creates the phrase håller med, which means "agrees with."
Why is the word order håller vi instead of vi håller in the second part of the sentence?
This is the classic Swedish V2 (verb-second) rule in action! After the conjunction men (but), the new clause starts with the time word idag (today). Because the verb must always take the second position in a main clause, the verb håller has to swap places with the subject vi.
Does bråkar mean a physical fight or a verbal argument?
While it can mean a physical fight (especially among kids), bråkar is extremely common for verbal arguments, bickering, or making a fuss. In this sentence, it simply means that they argue often.
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