Questions & Answers about Jag smällde i dörren, men det var inte avsikten.
Why do we need the preposition i in smällde i dörren?
In English, you directly "slam the door", but Swedish uses the preposition i here. The expression att smälla i dörren essentially means "to make a bang with the door." If you just said jag smällde dörren, it would sound like you physically hit or struck the door itself.
How do I conjugate smälla?
It is a standard Group 2 verb. The forms you need to know are smälla (infinitive), smäller (present), smällde (past), and smällt (supine).
Could I say min avsikt instead of avsikten?
Yes, saying men det var inte min avsikt (but it was not my intention) is perfectly fine and grammatically correct. However, Swedish frequently uses the definite form (avsikten, "the intention") instead of a possessive pronoun when the context already makes it obvious whose intention is being discussed.
Wait, doesn't this lesson teach that inte goes before the verb?