Breakdown of Chefen är tydligen trött idag.
vara
to be
idag
today
trött
tired
chefen
the boss
tydligen
apparently
Questions & Answers about Chefen är tydligen trött idag.
How is tydligen different from other certainty adverbs like antagligen?
Tydligen translates to 'apparently' or 'evidently.' It implies that you have some sort of visual or contextual evidence for your statement, like seeing the boss yawning today. Words like antagligen or förmodligen just mean 'probably' and are more about guessing without direct evidence.
Is tydligen related to the adjective tydlig?
Yes! Tydlig means 'clear' or 'obvious.' By adding the -en suffix, it becomes the sentence adverb tydligen. While you might guess it means 'clearly,' it is almost always used to express 'apparently' in Swedish. To say 'clearly' as a regular adverb describing how something is done, you would usually use tydligt instead.
Where does the sentence adverb tydligen go if we start the sentence with idag?
If you start with idag, the verb är must still come in the second position (the V2 rule). The sentence adverb tydligen stays directly after the verb, making it: Idag är chefen tydligen trött.
What happens to the word trött if we are talking about multiple bosses?
It changes to the plural form trötta. The sentence becomes Cheferna är tydligen trötta idag. Even though the adjective is separated from the noun by a verb and an adverb, it still has to agree with the noun it describes.
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