Breakdown of Barnet kom vinkande mot oss i parken.
barnet
the child
parken
the park
i
in
komma
to come
oss
us
mot
towards, against
vinka
to wave
Questions & Answers about Barnet kom vinkande mot oss i parken.
Why is it vinkande instead of vinkar?
Vinkande is the present participle form of the verb att vinka (to wave). In this sentence, it acts as an adverb of manner to describe how the child came (kom). It matches the English '-ing' form perfectly here: 'came waving'.
How do I know whether to add -ande or -ende to make this form?
For most verbs, including att vinka, you add -ande to the verb stem (vink- + -ande). You only use -ende for verbs where the infinitive ends in a long vowel other than 'a', like att le (to smile) becoming leende.
Why use mot for 'towards' instead of till?
Mot specifically means 'towards' or 'in the direction of', focusing on the movement along a path. If you used till (to), it would focus more on 'us' as the final destination. Mot paints a better picture of the child approaching while waving.
Could I say Barnet kom att vinka to mean the same thing?
No, kom att vinka means something entirely different! The structure kommer att (or kom att in the past tense) means 'will' or 'happened to'. Barnet kom att vinka would mean 'The child happened to wave' rather than 'The child came waving'.
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