Word
Man får aldrig tvinga ett barn.
Meaning
One must never force a child.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Man får aldrig tvinga ett barn.
ett
a, an (neuter)
barnet
the child
få
to be allowed to, may
aldrig
never
Questions & Answers about Man får aldrig tvinga ett barn.
I thought får meant "may" or "is allowed to". Why does it translate to "must" here?
Where does the negative word aldrig go when there are two verbs in the sentence?
In a standard main clause, negative words like aldrig (never) or inte (not) always go exactly between the two verbs. The word order rule here is: Subject (man) + Auxiliary verb (får) + Negation (aldrig) + Main verb in infinitive (tvinga).
Why is there no att before tvinga (to force)?
Because får is an auxiliary (helper) verb. Just like in English, when you use a helper verb like "may", "can", or "must", the following verb is in its bare infinitive form without the word "to" (att).
What does the word man mean in this context?
Man is an indefinite pronoun that translates to "one" or the general "you" in English. It is used when a statement or rule applies to people in general, rather than a specific person.