Breakdown of Advokaten avbryter förhöret.
avbryta
to interrupt
advokaten
the lawyer
förhöret
the interrogation
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Questions & Answers about Advokaten avbryter förhöret.
What is the difference between avbryter and bryter av?
The verb comes from av (off) and bryta (to break). When used as a separable phrasal verb (bryter av), it usually means to physically snap or break something off (like a branch). Written as a single compound word (avbryter), it takes on the abstract meaning "interrupts" or "cancels".
How do I form the past tense of avbryter?
Since it is built on the strong verb bryta, it follows the exact same irregular vowel changes: bryta, bröt, har brutit. Therefore, "The lawyer interrupted" would be Advokaten avbröt.
How would I say "The lawyer interrupts the suspect" using the grammar from this lesson?
You would use a substantivized past participle, such as den misstänkte (the suspect). The sentence becomes: Advokaten avbryter den misstänkte. You use the standalone definite article den along with the participle ending in -e, which is the standard way to turn a participle into a noun denoting a specific person.
What is the root of the word förhöret?