Breakdown of Produktionschefen avbröt produktionen.
avbryta
to interrupt
produktionschefen
the production manager
produktionen
the production
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Questions & Answers about Produktionschefen avbröt produktionen.
Why is there an 's' in the middle of Produktionschefen?
This is a linking 's' (called a foge-s). When combining two words into a compound noun, Swedish often adds an 's' between them. A great rule to remember is that words ending in -ion, like produktion, almost always take a linking 's' when they are the first part of a compound word.
How does Swedish decide if a compound like Produktionschef takes an -en or an -ett ending?
The very last word in a compound always determines its gender. Since chef is an 'en' word (en chef), the whole compound produktionschef is an 'en' word. That is why it takes the -en ending to say 'the production manager' (produktionschefen).
What is the infinitive form of avbröt, and why does the vowel change?
The infinitive is att avbryta (to interrupt). It builds on the strong (irregular) verb att bryta (to break), which changes its root vowel in the past tense: bryta, bröt, brutit. Adding the prefix simply carries over that same pattern, giving us avbryta, avbröt, avbrutit.
Could we split the verb and say chefen bröt produktionen av instead?