Breakdown of Det syns faktiskt inte att hon grät i morse.
hon
she
det
it (neuter)
inte
not
gråta
to cry
att
that
morse
morning (used in 'i morse', 'igår morse')
faktiskt
actually (as a matter of fact, in fact)
i
last (in past time expressions)
synas
to show (to be visible)
Questions & Answers about Det syns faktiskt inte att hon grät i morse.
Why is it syns instead of just ser?
Why does it use i morse for "this morning" rather than the word morgon?
Swedish uses specific, fixed phrases for time depending on whether it is in the past, present, or future. I morse specifically means "this morning" but only when referring to a morning that has already passed. If you meant tomorrow morning, you would say i morgon bitti.
What is the base form of the verb grät?
The infinitive is att gråta (to cry). It is a strong, irregular verb that changes its vowel, going from gråter in the present tense to grät in the past tense.
Why does faktiskt come before inte here? Could I write "Det syns inte faktiskt" instead?
In a Swedish main clause, sentence adverbs like faktiskt (actually) generally come right after the verb and right before the negation inte. Saying "det syns inte faktiskt" sounds unnatural; the standard order is verb, then the adverb, then inte.
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