Breakdown of Expeditionen fortsätter framåt, även om stormen är hemsk.
vara
to be
stormen
the storm
hemsk
terrible
fortsätta
to continue
Questions & Answers about Expeditionen fortsätter framåt, även om stormen är hemsk.
How does using även om affect the word order in this sentence?
Även om (even if) is a subordinating conjunction, meaning it starts a subordinate clause. The word order here looks like a standard main clause (stormen är hemsk), but if you added a sentence adverb like inte (not), it would have to go before the verb according to the BIFF rule: även om stormen inte är hemsk.
What happens to the word order if we put the även om clause at the very beginning of the sentence?
The V2 rule (verb-second rule) kicks in for the main clause. The entire subordinate clause counts as the first block of information, so the main clause verb must come immediately after the comma: Även om stormen är hemsk, fortsätter expeditionen framåt.
Why do we use framåt here instead of framme?
Swedish has different adverbs for motion versus location. Framåt indicates movement in a forward direction, which fits perfectly with fortsätter (continues). If you used framme, it would mean the expedition has already arrived at its destination.
Why does the word for terrible take the form hemsk instead of hemskt?