Breakdown of Minns du studion där vi brukade träna?
du
you (singular)
vi
we
träna
to exercise
bruka
to usually do
där
where (relative)
studion
the studio
minnas
to remember
Questions & Answers about Minns du studion där vi brukade träna?
Why does minns end in an -s?
Minns is a deponent verb. This means it always ends in an -s, but it has an active meaning ("remember"), not a passive one. Even though it looks passive, you use it just like a normal active verb.
Is minns the present tense or the infinitive?
Minns is the present tense form. The infinitive (the dictionary form) is minnas (to remember). Because it's a deponent verb, that -s stays attached in every tense!
Why is the word for "where" där instead of var?
In Swedish, var is only used as a question word. When you use "where" to connect two parts of a sentence (a relative clause), you must use där. It literally translates to "there", so the Swedish structure is like saying "the studio there we used to train".
Why isn't träna in the past tense to match brukade?
Just like in English ("used to train"), the first verb brukade (used to) takes the past tense, which forces the second verb träna (train / work out) into its infinitive form.
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