Breakdown of Dras sladden ut kvart över fem?
fem
five
ut
out (motion)
över
over / past (in clock times)
kvarten
the quarter
sladden
the cord
dra
to pull
Questions & Answers about Dras sladden ut kvart över fem?
Why is there no word for "at" before kvart över fem?
In English, we say "at a quarter past five," but in Swedish, it is very common to leave out the preposition entirely when stating the time. You can simply say kvart över fem. You could add klockan (at) or vid (at/around) before it, but it is completely optional in everyday speech.
Should it be en kvart instead of just kvart?
When telling the time on a clock, you drop the article en. You just say kvart över (quarter past) or kvart i (quarter to). You only use en kvart when talking about a duration of time, such as "I waited for a quarter of an hour" (Jag väntade i en kvart).
Why does the verb dra (pull) end with an "s" to make dras?
The -s ending makes the verb passive. Instead of saying who is pulling the cord, the focus is on what happens to the cord: it "is pulled" (dras). To form the present tense passive of a verb like drar (pulls), you usually drop the -r and add -s.
Why are dras and ut separated by the word sladden?
Dra ut is a particle verb meaning "to pull out". Because this is a yes/no question, the main verb (Dras) must come first, followed immediately by the subject of the sentence (sladden). The little particle word (ut) is then placed after the subject.
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