Breakdown of Hon vill diskutera seminariet på hotellet senare.
hon
she
vilja
to want to
senare
later
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
hotellet
the hotel
diskutera
to discuss
seminariet
the seminar
Questions & Answers about Hon vill diskutera seminariet på hotellet senare.
Why is it "på hotellet senare" instead of "senare på hotellet"?
This sentence follows the Swedish "Place before Time" rule. When you have multiple adverbials at the end of a sentence, the location (på hotellet) comes before the time (senare). English often does the exact opposite, making this a common trap for learners!
Why is the word for "the seminar" spelled seminariet?
The base word is ett seminarium. When an ett-word ends in -ium, we don't just add -et to the end. Instead, we drop the -um and add -et, which gives us seminariet.
Why is there no word for "to" between vill and diskutera?
In Swedish, modal verbs like vill (wants to), kan (can), and måste (must) are followed directly by the infinitive form of the next verb. You do not use the infinitive marker att (to) after them.
How does the word senare work here?
Senare means "later". It is the comparative form of the adverb sen (late). Adding -are is the Swedish way of adding "-er" to make a comparison.
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