Word
Den där videon tittade de på i morse.
Meaning
That video, they watched this morning.
Part of speech
sentence
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Questions & Answers about Den där videon tittade de på i morse.
Why does the sentence start with the object Den där videon?
In Swedish, you can put the object at the beginning of the sentence to emphasize it, just like saying 'That video, they watched' in English. Because of the V2 rule (verb in second position), the verb tittade must immediately follow this first block of information, causing the subject de to move after the verb.
Why is it videon and not just video after Den där?
When using the demonstrative den där (that) or den här (this), Swedish requires the noun to be in its definite form. So you are literally saying 'that there the-video' (den där videon). Native English speakers often forget this and try to say 'den där video', which is incorrect.
Why is the preposition på separated from tittade?
The verb phrase is titta på (to watch or look at). Because the object of the sentence (Den där videon) was moved to the front for emphasis, the preposition på gets left behind in its normal spot after the subject.
Can I use i morse for any morning?
No, i morse specifically means 'this morning' in the past tense. Since the action of watching already happened (tittade), you must use i morse. If you were talking about a morning that hasn't happened yet, you would use i morgon bitti instead.