Breakdown of Delarna monteras innan sladden kopplas in.
innan
before
in
in, into (motion)
montera
to assemble
delen
the part
sladden
the cord
koppla
to connect
Questions & Answers about Delarna monteras innan sladden kopplas in.
Why do monteras and kopplas end in an -s?
This is the s-passive form of the verbs. Adding an -s shows that an action is being done to the subject, rather than the subject doing the action. So instead of 'someone assembles' (någon monterar), it becomes 'are assembled' (monteras).
Why does the sentence use innan for 'before' instead of före?
In Swedish, innan is used to connect two full clauses that each have their own verbs, like 'the parts are assembled' and 'the cord is plugged in'. You use före when it is followed just by a noun or a time, like före frukost (before breakfast) or före klockan sex (before six o'clock).
What does in do in kopplas in?
It is part of the phrasal verb koppla in, which means 'to plug in' or 'to connect'. The word in changes the meaning of the base verb koppla (connect/link). The particle in stays right next to the verb, even when the verb is in the passive voice.
How do we know delarna means 'the parts' and not just 'parts'?
The ending tells us whether it is definite or not. The base word is en del (a part). The plural is delar (parts), and adding the definite suffix -na gives us delarna (the parts). Similarly, en sladd (a cord) gets the singular definite ending -en to become sladden (the cord).
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