Breakdown of De rusade in i den där grottan, fastän det var mörkt.
vara
to be
det
it (neuter)
de
they
i
in
mörk
dark
in
in, into (motion)
den där
that (en)
fastän
even though
rusa
to rush
grottan
the cave
Questions & Answers about De rusade in i den där grottan, fastän det var mörkt.
Why do we use both in and i to say "into"?
The combination in i specifically shows motion from the outside to the inside of an enclosed space. If you only used i, De rusade i grottan would mean they were already inside the cave, rushing around.
Why does the noun have the definite ending in den där grottan?
When you point something out using den här (this) or den där (that), Swedish requires the double definite form. You use the pointing word plus the noun with its definite ending attached. Literally, it translates to "that there the-cave".
Could I use trots att instead of fastän here?
Yes, fastän and trots att are completely interchangeable synonyms that both mean "even though" or "although". Both start a sub-clause, so if you added a word like inte (not), it would go before the verb.
Why is the adjective mörkt spelled with a -t at the end?
It is describing the pronoun det in the phrase det var mörkt (it was dark). When an adjective describes a neuter word like det, it must take the neuter -t ending.
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