Word
Vittnet ljög i morse.
Meaning
The witness lied this morning.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vittnet ljög i morse.
i
in
vittnet
the witness
ljuga
to lie
morse
morning (used in 'i morse', 'igår morse')
Questions & Answers about Vittnet ljög i morse.
Why is "this morning" translated as i morse instead of something like den här morgonen?
In Swedish, referring to a specific time in the recent past often uses the preposition i combined with a special word form. i morse specifically means "this past morning" (the morning of today, which has now ended). While English uses "this" for these phrases, Swedish relies on i for events that just happened.
Is ljög an irregular verb? What is the base form?
Yes, ljög (lied) is the past tense of the irregular verb att ljuga (to lie). Its forms are ljuger in the present tense and ljög in the past tense. It's a good one to memorize because the vowel changes completely!
Why does Vittnet end in -t instead of -en?
Vittnet means "the witness". The base word is ett vittne (a witness). Because it is an ett-word that already ends in a vowel, you just add -t to the end to make it definite (to mean "the").
How would the sentence look if I started it with I morse?
It would be: I morse ljög vittnet. Because of the Swedish V2 rule, the verb (ljög) must always be the second piece of information in a main clause. If the time phrase takes up the first spot, the subject (vittnet) has to move after the verb.