Breakdown of Experimentet utförs av kemisten.
av
of, by / from (cause)
experimentet
the experiment
utföra
to perform
kemisten
the chemist
Questions & Answers about Experimentet utförs av kemisten.
I thought av usually means "of". Why does it mean "by" here?
You are right that av often means "of". However, in a passive sentence like this one, where the subject (experimentet) is having something done to it, av is used to introduce the person or thing doing the action. In this passive context, av always translates to "by".
How is the passive verb utförs formed?
In Swedish, you can often make a verb passive by simply adding an -s to the end of its active form. The active present tense of "to perform" is utför. By adding -s, it becomes the passive utförs (is performed).
Why does "the experiment" end in -et (experimentet) but "the chemist" ends in -en (kemisten)?
This is a quick refresher on Swedish noun genders. Experiment is an ett-word, so it takes the -et ending to mean "the" (ett experiment becomes experimentet). Kemist is an en-word, so it takes the -en ending (en kemist becomes kemisten).
What is the dictionary form of utförs?