Breakdown of Han är faktiskt fortfarande kär i sin fru.
vara
to be
han
he
frun
the wife
sin
his/her/its/their own (en-word)
faktiskt
actually (as a matter of fact, in fact)
fortfarande
still
kär i
in love with
Questions & Answers about Han är faktiskt fortfarande kär i sin fru.
Why do we use i after kär instead of a word for "with"?
In Swedish, the expression for "in love with" is kär i. Adjectives often pair with specific prepositions that don't match English directly, so it is best to learn kär i as a fixed chunk rather than translating "with" to med.
Why does it say sin fru instead of hans fru?
Sin is the reflexive possessive pronoun, meaning it refers back to the subject of the same clause. Because "he" is the subject and it is his own wife, we must use sin. If we used hans fru, it would mean he is in love with another man's wife!
Why are faktiskt and fortfarande placed right after the verb?
In a main clause, Swedish strictly follows the V2 (verb-second) rule, so the verb är must come second. Sentence adverbs like faktiskt (actually) and fortfarande (still) usually come immediately after the verb in a standard main clause.
Is faktiskt a false friend for English speakers?
It translates perfectly to "actually" or "in fact" in this sentence. However, be careful not to confuse it with the Swedish word aktuell, which looks like "actual" but actually means "current" or "relevant".
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