Breakdown of Kan du skriva om hela utkastet utan att klaga?
du
you (singular)
kunna
to be able to, can
hel
whole
klaga
to complain
utan att
without
utkastet
the draft
skriva om
to rewrite
Questions & Answers about Kan du skriva om hela utkastet utan att klaga?
How does the word om change the meaning of skriva here?
The particle om adds the aspectual meaning of doing something "again" or "over". So while skriva means "write", adding the particle creates skriva om, which means "rewrite".
As a particle verb, which word should I stress when saying skriva om?
In Swedish, the stress in a particle verb always falls on the particle. You should stress om, not skriva. If you stressed skriva, it would sound like you are asking them to write about the draft, rather than rewriting it!
Why is it hela utkastet instead of det hela utkastet?
The adjective hel (whole/entire) usually skips the standalone definite article (det) when used with a definite noun. You just use the definite form of the adjective (hela) directly before the definite noun (utkastet).
Why is "without complaining" translated as utan att klaga?
Swedish doesn't have a direct equivalent to the English "-ing" verb form (the gerund) for this situation. Whenever you want to say "without [doing something]", Swedish uses utan att followed by the infinitive verb. Literally, it translates to "without to complain".
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