Fakturan för betalningen var godkänd i vintras.
The invoice for the payment was approved last winter.
Breakdown of Fakturan för betalningen var godkänd i vintras.
vara
to be
vintern
the winter
för
for, to
godkänd
approved
i
last (in past time expressions)
fakturan
the invoice
betalningen
the payment
Questions & Answers about Fakturan för betalningen var godkänd i vintras.
How does the phrase i vintras work to mean last winter?
To talk about a season or day in the finished past, Swedish uses the preposition i plus a special form of the noun ending in -s. For winter, vinter changes slightly to become i vintras. You will see this same -s pattern in words like i måndags (last Monday) or i somras (last summer).
Why does the sentence use var godkänd instead of blev godkänd?
Using var (was) focuses on the ongoing state or condition of the invoice during that time, meaning it was already in an approved status. If you used blev (became), it would act as a passive voice focusing on the action or the exact moment somebody approved it.
Why is the word godkänd used here instead of godkänt?
The word godkänd (approved) is a past participle functioning as an adjective, so it must agree with the noun it describes. Because fakturan is a singular en-word, the adjective takes the standard en-word form. If it described an ett-word, it would be godkänt.
Why are both fakturan and betalningen in the definite form?
It is very common in Swedish to use the definite form for both nouns when connecting them with a preposition to describe a specific thing. Here, fakturan för betalningen translates perfectly to the invoice for the payment, showing that both the invoice and the payment are specific, known items.
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