Breakdown of Garaget var rörigt, så hon hade tagit fram sopsäckarna.
vara
to be
hon
she
ha
to have
så
so
garaget
the garage
sopsäcken
the trash bag
ta fram
to bring out
rörig
messy
Questions & Answers about Garaget var rörigt, så hon hade tagit fram sopsäckarna.
Which word gets the emphasis in the phrase tagit fram?
In Swedish particle verbs, the stress is always placed on the particle, not the verb itself. So you should emphasize fram, while tagit is spoken quite softly.
In English we can say brought the trash bags out. Can I put fram after sopsäckarna in Swedish?
No. In Swedish, the particle almost always stays right next to the verb, before the object. You have to say tagit fram sopsäckarna. If you put the particle after the object, it sounds incorrect.
Why does the adjective rörigt have a -t at the end?
It describes garaget (the garage). Because ett garage is an ett-word (a neuter noun), the base adjective rörig (messy) must take a -t ending to match it.
Why is it tagit instead of tog?
Tagit is the supine form of the verb ta (to take). You use this form after the helping verb hade (had) to build the past perfect tense: hade tagit (had taken / had brought). Tog is the simple past tense (took).
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