Breakdown of Vi skär löken och tillsätter en tredjedel av den i kastrullen.
vi
we
en
a, an (common)
den
it (common)
och
and
i
in
av
of, by / from (cause)
tillsätta
to add
skära
to cut
löken
the onion
kastrullen
the saucepan
tredjedelen
the third
Questions & Answers about Vi skär löken och tillsätter en tredjedel av den i kastrullen.
How do you form fractions like en tredjedel in Swedish?
Fractions are usually formed by taking the ordinal number, like tredje for third, and adding the word del, which means part. So a third is en tredjedel. If you need a plural, you add an -ar ending, like två tredjedelar for two thirds.
Why do we say av den (of it) instead of av det?
The pronoun den refers back to löken (the onion). Since en lök is an en-word, we must use den to say it. If we were referring back to an ett-word, like ett äpple (an apple), we would say en tredjedel av det.
What is the infinitive of the verb skär?
The infinitive is att skära (to cut). It is an irregular verb, and the present tense is just skär without an extra -er at the end. Note that skära is specifically used for slicing or cutting with a knife, whereas cutting with scissors would be klippa.
Could I use lägger till instead of tillsätter to mean add?
While lägger till also means to add, it is used more for adding information, adding items to a list, or adding an extra feature. When you are following a recipe and mixing physical ingredients into a dish, tillsätter is the correct specific verb to use.
Why do we use i kastrullen instead of till kastrullen for adding it to the pot?
In English, you add something to a pot, but in Swedish, the focus is on where the ingredient ends up: physically inside the container. Therefore, you use i (in or into). The preposition till is mostly used for directional travel towards a destination or giving something to a person.
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