Breakdown of Vi skrev protokollet från mötet i onsdags.
vi
we
skriva
to write
från
from
mötet
the meeting
onsdag
Wednesday
i
last (in past time expressions)
protokollet
the minutes
Questions & Answers about Vi skrev protokollet från mötet i onsdags.
Why does "last Wednesday" translate to "i onsdags" with an "-s" at the end?
To talk about a day or season in the recent past, Swedish uses the preposition i followed by the noun with an -s added to the end. So, i onsdags specifically means "last Wednesday" or "this past Wednesday."
Could I say "på onsdag" instead of "i onsdags" here?
No, because på onsdag generally points to the future, meaning "this coming Wednesday". Since the verb skrev (wrote) is in the past tense, you must use the specific past-tense time marker i onsdags.
Does "protokollet" mean "the protocol"?
It can, but in the context of a meeting, ett protokoll means "the minutes" or the official written record of what was discussed. Since it's an ett word, the definite form ("the minutes") is protokollet. Notice that while "minutes" is plural in English, protokollet is singular in Swedish.
What is the infinitive form of the verb "skrev"?
The infinitive is att skriva (to write). It is an irregular verb, which is why the past tense changes the vowel to become skrev.
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