Breakdown of Alla övergångsställen i korsningen är markerade.
vara
to be
i
in
alla
all
korsningen
the intersection
övergångsstället
the crosswalk
markera
to mark
Questions & Answers about Alla övergångsställen i korsningen är markerade.
Why is it markerade and not just markerad or markerat?
The verb here is markera (to mark), which is a Group 1 verb. Past participles act like adjectives and must agree with the noun they describe. Since alla övergångsställen (all crosswalks) is plural, the past participle takes the plural ending -ade to become markerade. If it were just one crosswalk (an ett word), it would be markerat.
Why does alla take övergångsställen instead of the definite form övergångsställena?
In Swedish, the word alla (meaning all) is generally followed by the plural indefinite form of a noun when talking about all items in a group. Since ett övergångsställe is an ett word ending in a vowel, its indefinite plural just adds an -n, making it övergångsställen.
How is the long word övergångsställen put together?
It is a compound word made of övergång (crossing or transition) and ställe (place). When joining nouns in Swedish, an extra s is often added in the middle to glue them together smoothly, resulting in övergångsställe (literally a crossing place).
Why do we use the preposition i (in) for the intersection?
While English speakers might say at the intersection, Swedish treats a crossroads as a defined physical space or area that you are inside of, which is why you say i korsningen.
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