Word
Är chefen medveten om att vi är försenade?
Meaning
Is the boss aware that we are delayed?
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Questions & Answers about Är chefen medveten om att vi är försenade?
Why do we use om after medveten here? In English, we say "aware of".
In Swedish, the adjective medveten (aware) pairs with the preposition om. Prepositions rarely translate word-for-word between languages, so it is best to learn them as set phrases: medveten om means "aware of".
Why does the sentence say medveten om att? In English we just say "aware that", dropping the preposition.
Unlike English, Swedish generally keeps the preposition before an att (that) clause. Because the set phrase is medveten om, you keep the om even when introducing a new clause with att.
Why does försenade end in -de?
Försenade describes vi (we). Since vi is plural, the word takes the plural ending. Words ending in -ad, like the singular försenad, always change to -ade in the plural.
Could I use sena instead of försenade here?
Yes, but there is a slight nuance. Sena simply means "late". Försenade specifically means "delayed" or "running late", implying something held you up. Both work well in this context depending on what you want to emphasize.