Breakdown of Skådespeleriet har faktiskt varit övertygande, något som imponerar på publiken.
vara
to be
ha
to have
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
något
something / any (ett-word)
publiken
the audience
som
who / which / that (relative pronoun)
faktiskt
actually (as a matter of fact, in fact)
skådespeleriet
the acting
imponera
to impress
övertygande
convincing
Questions & Answers about Skådespeleriet har faktiskt varit övertygande, något som imponerar på publiken.
Why do we use något som here, and could we just use som or vilket?
You cannot use just som because there is no specific noun right before it to refer back to; the phrase refers to the entire first clause (the fact that the acting was convincing). To refer back to a whole clause, you use either något som (something that) or vilket (which). Both are completely correct here!
Why doesn't övertygande get a -t added to it, since it describes the neuter word skådespeleriet?
The word övertygande (convincing) is a present participle, which is a verb form that acts as an adjective. These words always end in -ande or -ende in Swedish, and their endings never change. They stay exactly the same whether the noun is an en word, an ett word, or plural.
Why is the preposition på used after imponerar?
In English, you directly impress an audience, but in Swedish, the verb imponera needs the preposition på before the person or group being impressed. You must always imponera på någon (literally impress on someone).
What is the rule for where faktiskt goes in this sentence?
faktiskt is a sentence adverb. In a main clause, sentence adverbs must go right after the first conjugated verb. Here, it is placed immediately after har, splitting the helping verb har and the main verb varit.
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