Breakdown of Förhandlingen om kvartalet var helt fel i våras.
vara
to be
om
about
hel
whole
våren
the spring
fel
wrong
i
last (in past time expressions)
förhandlingen
the negotiation
kvartalet
the quarter (of a year)
Questions & Answers about Förhandlingen om kvartalet var helt fel i våras.
Why does vår (spring) have an -s at the end in i våras?
In Swedish, putting i before a season or day and adding an -s at the end forms a past-tense time phrase meaning last [season/day]. So, i våras specifically means last spring. You only use this form for finished actions in the past, which pairs perfectly with the past tense verb var in this sentence.
Why is it helt fel instead of hel fel?
Is om the standard preposition to use with förhandling?
Yes! When you are talking about what a negotiation, discussion, or agreement is centered around, you use om. Förhandlingen om translates directly to the negotiation about.
Why is it kvartalet and not just kvartal?
Kvartalet is the definite form (the quarter) of the ett-word ett kvartal. Because the sentence is about a specific, previously mentioned financial quarter, it takes the definite -et ending.
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