Breakdown of Jag minns att ledningsgruppen tyckte om idén.
jag
I
tycka om
to like
idén
the idea
att
that
minnas
to remember
ledningsgruppen
the management team
Questions & Answers about Jag minns att ledningsgruppen tyckte om idén.
Look at ledningsgruppen. How is this compound word built, and why is there an 's' in the middle?
It is made of two words: ledning (management or leadership) and gruppen (the group or team). The s in the middle is a linking 's' (called a foge-s in Swedish). When the first word in a compound ends in a suffix like -ing, an s is almost always added to glue the words together smoothly.
Does the 's' on the end of minns mean the verb is passive?
No, minns (remember) is a deponent verb. This means it always ends in -s but has an active meaning. Other common verbs you have seen that work like this are hoppas (hope) and känns (feel). The infinitive form is att minnas.
Could I just say tyckte instead of tyckte om?
No, because tycker by itself means to have an opinion or to think. To mean 'like', you have to use the full phrasal verb tycker om. You could also use the verb gillade here instead of tyckte om, which means the exact same thing.
Why is the definite form of the idea written as idén instead of idéen?
The root word is en idé. Normally, 'en' words get the suffix -en to become definite. However, because idé ends in a stressed vowel, Swedish drops one 'e' to avoid an awkward double vowel sound. So it becomes idén.
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