Breakdown of Reklamen avbryter sändningen kvart i sju.
sju
seven
kvarten
the quarter
i
to (in clock times)
reklamen
the commercial
Questions & Answers about Reklamen avbryter sändningen kvart i sju.
The translation says "the commercials" (plural), so why is reklamen in the singular form?
In Swedish, reklam is usually used as an uncountable noun to mean "advertising" or "commercials" in general. So reklamen literally means "the advertising". If you want to talk about one specific commercial, you would use the word en reklamfilm instead.
Where does the verb avbryter come from?
It is a compound of the particle av (off) and the verb bryter (breaks). Together, avbryta means to "break off" or interrupt.
What does the ending -ningen do in the word sändningen?
The word comes from the verb sända (to send or broadcast). The -ning suffix is a very common way to turn a verb into a noun (similar to "-ing" or "-tion" in English), creating en sändning (a broadcast). The final -en makes it definite: "the broadcast".
In the time expression kvart i sju, why is the word i used?
When telling time in Swedish, the preposition i (literally "in") is used to mean "to" or "before" the next hour. Kvart means "quarter," so kvart i sju means a quarter to seven. If it were a quarter past seven, you would use över (over/past): kvart över sju.