Word
Måste jag ta pendeltåget klockan tolv prick?
Meaning
Must I take the commuter train at exactly twelve o'clock?
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Breakdown of Måste jag ta pendeltåget klockan tolv prick?
jag
I
måste
to have to, must
ta
to take
klockan
the clock
Questions & Answers about Måste jag ta pendeltåget klockan tolv prick?
What does the word prick mean at the end of the sentence?
In Swedish, adding prick after a time means exactly, sharp, or on the dot. So klockan tolv prick means exactly twelve o'clock or twelve o'clock sharp.
Why is the verb ta not in the present tense (tar)?
Because it follows the modal verb måste (must or have to). Just like in English, the main verb after a modal verb stays in its base form, which is the infinitive.
Why is the word order Måste jag instead of Jag måste?
Because this is a yes/no question. In Swedish, you turn a statement into a question by swapping the subject (jag) and the verb (måste), putting the verb at the very beginning of the sentence.
How is the word pendeltåget built?
It is a compound word made of pendel (referring to commuting, literally a pendulum) and tåget (the train). Notice the -et at the end makes it a definite noun, meaning the commuter train.