Word
Jag tycker inte om den här trafikstockningen.
Meaning
I don't like this traffic jam.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Jag tycker inte om den här trafikstockningen.
jag
I
inte
not
tycka om
to like
den här
this (en)
Questions & Answers about Jag tycker inte om den här trafikstockningen.
Why is inte placed right in the middle of tycker om?
Tycker om is a phrasal verb meaning "to like." In a standard Swedish main clause, the negation inte (not) must go immediately after the conjugated verb. Therefore, it splits the phrase, slipping right between the verb tycker and its particle om.
Why does trafikstockningen have the definite -en ending if it comes after den här (this)?
Whenever you use den här (this) or den där (that), Swedish grammar requires the following noun to be in its definite form. English speakers often trip over this, but in Swedish you are literally saying "this the traffic jam" (den här trafikstockningen).
Could I just use gillar instead of tycker om here?
Absolutely! Jag gillar inte den här trafikstockningen means exactly the same thing. Because gillar is a single-word verb, it's sometimes easier to use since you don't have to worry about a particle floating after inte.
How is the compound word trafikstockningen formed?
It combines trafik (traffic) and stockningen (the congestion or jam). The second part is related to the verb stocka sig, which means to clog, jam up, or accumulate.