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Sedan måste hon betygsätta dem.

Sedan måste hon betygsätta dem.
Then she must grade them.
From Lesson 236:The formal object (det)·Swedish

Breakdown of Sedan måste hon betygsätta dem.

hon
she
måste
to have to, must
sedan
then
dem
them
betygsätta
to grade

Questions & Answers about Sedan måste hon betygsätta dem.

Why is the word order måste hon instead of hon måste?
Because the sentence starts with the adverb sedan (then). Swedish uses the V2 rule, meaning the main finite verb (måste) must come in the second grammatical position. To make that happen, the subject (hon) gets pushed to the third position right after the verb.
How is the verb betygsätta built?
It is a compound verb made from the noun betyg (a grade or mark) and the verb sätta (to put or set). To grade something in Swedish is literally to 'put a grade' on it.
Why is there no att (to) before betygsätta?
The word måste is a modal verb, much like 'must' or 'can' in English. In Swedish, modal verbs are followed directly by the infinitive form of the next verb without needing the infinitive marker att.
How should I pronounce dem in everyday speech?
Even though it is spelled dem, in almost all spoken Swedish it is pronounced as dom. The same pronunciation is used for the subject form de (they).

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