Breakdown of Släkten visste allt om historien.
veta
to know (facts, information)
allt
everything / all (neuter)
om
about
släkten
the extended family
historien
the history
Questions & Answers about Släkten visste allt om historien.
What is the difference between släkten and familjen?
In Swedish, en familj usually just refers to your immediate family, like parents and children living together. En släkt refers to your extended family or relatives, like aunts, cousins, and grandparents. With the definite -en ending, släkten means "the extended family".
Why use visste here instead of kände for "knew"?
Visste is the past tense of veta, which means to know a fact, a truth, or a piece of information. You use känna (past tense: kände) when you know or are familiar with a person, a place, or a feeling. Since the family knew information about a story, visste is the correct choice.
Why is it allt and not alla?
Allt means "everything" when used on its own to refer to facts or abstract, uncountable concepts. Alla means "everyone" or is used for plural things (like "all the books"). Since they knew everything about the story, we use the neuter form allt.
Can historien also mean "the history"?
Yes! The word en historia can mean both a "story" (like a tale or a rumor) and "history" (the academic subject or past events). Context tells you which one makes the most sense. Here, historien has the definite -en ending, so it means "the story" or "the history".
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