Breakdown of Dessutom hör jag bussen bromsa framför hotellet.
jag
I
bussen
the bus
höra
to hear
hotellet
the hotel
bromsa
to brake
framför
in front of / over (in preference to)
dessutom
furthermore
Questions & Answers about Dessutom hör jag bussen bromsa framför hotellet.
Why is it bromsa and not att bromsa in this sentence?
This is the core rule for verbs of perception like höra (to hear) and se (to see). When you hear or see someone or something doing an action, you use the object (here, bussen) followed directly by the bare infinitive without att. It mirrors English perfectly: we say 'I hear the bus brake,' not 'I hear the bus to brake.'
Could I use the present tense bromsar instead of the infinitive bromsa?
Not in this exact structure. If you want to use the present tense bromsar, you would need to create a new subclause with att (that), like this: Dessutom hör jag att bussen bromsar (Furthermore, I hear that the bus is braking). However, using the object plus the bare infinitive (bussen bromsa) is much more common and direct for actions you physically witness happening right then.
Why is the verb before the subject here (hör jag instead of jag hör)?
Is framför always written as one word?
Yes, framför (in front of) is always a single word in Swedish. It is a compound preposition used here to show the physical location of the bus relative to hotellet (the hotel).
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