Breakdown of Blev du imponerad av filmen på bion igår?
du
you (singular)
filmen
the film
igår
yesterday
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
Questions & Answers about Blev du imponerad av filmen på bion igår?
Why is the preposition av used after imponerad?
In Swedish, certain adjectives are always followed by specific prepositions. To say you are impressed by something, you use the fixed combination imponerad av. It is best to learn these as a pair, just like you would learn intresserad av (interested in) or stolt över (proud of).
Could I say Var du imponerad instead of Blev du imponerad?
Yes, but there is a slight difference in meaning. Var du imponerad focuses on your state of being (Were you impressed?), while Blev du imponerad emphasizes the reaction or change in state (Did you get impressed / Did the film impress you?). Both work well here, but the verb bli (to become) is very commonly used with emotional reactions to a specific event.
If I were asking a group of people, would imponerad change?
Yes! Because imponerad acts as an adjective here, it must agree with the subject. If you are asking a group of people using the plural pronoun ni, you need to add an -e to the end to make the word plural: Blev ni imponerade av filmen?
Why do we use på for at the cinema instead of i?