Word
Den historiska upptäckten diskuteras av gruppen.
Meaning
The historical discovery is discussed by the group.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Den historiska upptäckten diskuteras av gruppen.
den
the (with en-words)
av
of, by / from (cause)
gruppen
the group
diskutera
to discuss
Questions & Answers about Den historiska upptäckten diskuteras av gruppen.
Why is av used here to mean "by"?
In Swedish, when you use a passive verb like diskuteras (is discussed), you use the word av to show who is doing the action. Just like in English, we say the action is done "by" the group, which translates to av gruppen.
What does the -s at the end of diskuteras mean?
That -s is the Swedish passive marker. The active present tense verb is diskuterar (discusses). By replacing the final -r with an -s, we get diskuteras, which changes the meaning to the passive "is discussed".
Why is it Den historiska upptäckten instead of just Den historiska upptäckt?
Swedish uses a pattern often called double definiteness. When a definite noun has an adjective in front of it, you need the standalone article Den, the adjective ending -a in historiska, AND the noun's own definite suffix -en in upptäckten.
What is the dictionary form of upptäckten?
The base word is en upptäckt (a discovery). To say "the discovery", it takes the -en suffix to become upptäckten.