Word
Jag minns att ledningsgruppen tyckte om idén.
Meaning
I remember that the management team liked the idea.
Part of speech
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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?