Breakdown of Jag känner hjärtat bulta medan löven prasslar.
jag
I
lövet
the leaf
hjärtat
the heart
medan
while
prassla
to rustle
känna
to feel (sensation, emotion)
bulta
to pound (e.g. of a heart, or knock)
Questions & Answers about Jag känner hjärtat bulta medan löven prasslar.
Why is bulta in the infinitive form, and why isn't there an att before it?
Because känner is a verb of perception (a verb about using your senses). When you feel, see, or hear an object do an action, Swedish uses the object (hjärtat) followed by the bare infinitive (bulta) without att. It works exactly like English where you say 'feel the heart pound', not 'feel the heart to pound'.
The translation says 'my heart', but the Swedish says hjärtat (the heart). Why not mitt hjärta?
In Swedish, you usually use the definite form of a body part (like hjärtat) instead of a possessive word (like mitt) when it is already obvious whose body it belongs to. Since you are the one feeling it, it is clear it is your own heart.
Why is prasslar in the present tense instead of the infinitive like bulta?
The word medan (while) starts a completely new clause. The leaves are doing their own action independent of you feeling your heart. So löven is the subject of that new part, and prasslar is its verb in the present tense.
How do we get the form löven from ett löv?
Löv (leaf) is an ett word that ends in a consonant. These words do not change in the indefinite plural, so 'many leaves' is just många löv. To make it definite plural ('the leaves'), you add -en to that plural form, giving you löven.
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