Breakdown of Kvinnan som jag pratade med tvivlar på om hon är beredd.
jag
I
vara
to be
hon
she
prata
to speak
kvinnan
the woman
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
med
with
om
if, whether
som
who / which / that (relative pronoun)
tvivla
doubt
beredd
prepared
Questions & Answers about Kvinnan som jag pratade med tvivlar på om hon är beredd.
Why is there a på right before om?
In Swedish, the verb att tvivla (to doubt) pairs with the preposition på. When a verb+preposition combo is followed by an indirect question (here starting with om, meaning 'whether' or 'if'), Swedish keeps the preposition. English usually drops it (we say 'doubts whether', not 'doubts on whether'), so remembering to keep the preposition before the clause is a tricky but important rule in Swedish!
Is it normal to leave the preposition med at the end of the relative clause (som jag pratade med)?
Yes, it is the most natural way to say it! Just like in everyday English ('The woman I talked to'), Swedish leaves the preposition at the end of the clause. While you could technically put it earlier and say med vilken jag pratade ('with whom I talked'), that sounds extremely formal and stiff in everyday Swedish.
Could I use redo instead of beredd here?
You could, but they have slightly different flavors. Beredd usually implies being mentally prepared, braced, or willing to do something. Redo often means practically ready to go (like having your coat on or your bags packed). Since she is doubting her readiness, beredd (mental preparedness) is a very natural choice here.
Why is it spelled beredd and not berett?
Beredd acts as an adjective describing hon (the woman), which is an en-word. If the subject were an ett-word, it would take the ett-form berett (e.g., Barnet är berett). If it were plural, it would be beredda (e.g., De är beredda).
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