Word
Publiken dansade vilt innan vi cyklade hem.
Meaning
The audience danced wildly before we cycled home.
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Questions & Answers about Publiken dansade vilt innan vi cyklade hem.
How do we get the adverb vilt from the adjective for 'wild'?
The adjective for 'wild' is vild. To turn an adjective into an adverb (describing how the audience danced), we add a -t. Because vild ends in a -d, the -d drops when the -t is added, resulting in vilt instead of 'vildt'.
Could I use före instead of innan to say 'before' here?
No, because innan is used to connect two full phrases that both have a subject and a verb (the audience danced, and we cycled). You use före when it is followed by a noun or a time, like före midnatt (before midnight).
Why does the sentence use hem instead of hemma?
Hem indicates motion toward a destination, meaning 'homewards'. Because we are cycling to our home, we use hem. You use hemma when there is no movement and you are already at the location, like vi är hemma (we are at home).
How can I tell that dansade and cyklade are Group 1 verbs?