Breakdown of Det pågick under den perioden.
det
it (neuter)
den
the (with en-words)
pågå
to go on
under
during
Questions & Answers about Det pågick under den perioden.
Why does under mean "during" in this sentence?
In Swedish, under is used as a temporal preposition to mean "during" a specific timeframe or event. While it translates to "under" or "beneath" for physical locations, when it is paired with time expressions like den perioden, it always means "during".
What is the infinitive of pågick, and how does it conjugate?
The infinitive is att pågå, which means "to go on" or "to be in progress". It is a compound of the preposition på and the verb gå (to go). It conjugates exactly like gå: it becomes pågår in the present tense and pågick in the past tense.
Why do we say den perioden instead of just den period?
This is the Swedish rule of "double definiteness". When you use den, det, or de to mean "that" or "those", the noun following it must also be in its definite form. So you combine den with perioden (the period), literally saying "that the period".
Could I use i instead of under to say it went on "in" that period?