Breakdown of Han promenerade till återvinningsstationen för att lämna metallen.
han
he
att
to
till
to (direction, destination)
promenera
to walk
för
for, to
lämna
to leave
återvinningsstationen
the recycling station
metallen
the metal
Questions & Answers about Han promenerade till återvinningsstationen för att lämna metallen.
Why do we use för att lämna instead of just att lämna for "to leave"?
When "to" means "in order to" and shows the purpose of an action, Swedish uses för att plus the infinitive verb. If you just used att lämna, it wouldn't clearly express the reason why he was walking there.
Återvinningsstationen is a very long word! How is it built?
It is a compound word made of återvinning (recycling) and stationen (the station). They are joined together with an s in the middle, which is a common connecting letter in Swedish compound words. Notice it ends in -en because it refers to a specific place: the recycling station.
Does lämna mean "drop off" here, or just "leave"?
It acts as both! In Swedish, lämna is the standard verb for "to leave" an object somewhere. This makes it the natural word to use for dropping off recycling, handing in an assignment, or leaving your keys on the table.
What type of verb is promenerade, and how do I find its present tense?
Promenerade is a regular Group 1 verb. You can tell because its past tense ends in -ade. This means its present tense ends in -ar (promenerar) and its infinitive ends in -a (promenera).
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