Breakdown of De gjorde om experimentet utan att tänka vidare.
de
they
utan att
without
experimentet
the experiment
göra om
to redo
tänka vidare
to continue thinking
Questions & Answers about De gjorde om experimentet utan att tänka vidare.
Why does gjorde mean 'redid' here instead of just 'did'?
Because it is part of the particle verb göra om. Adding the particle om to a verb usually adds the meaning of doing it again from the start. Just like skriva om means 'rewrite', göra om means 'redo'.
How does the particle vidare change the meaning of tänka?
The particle vidare adds the sense of continuing an action or taking it to the next step. In this sentence, tänka vidare means 'thinking further' or thinking ahead about the consequences.
Where does the pronunciation stress fall on gjorde om?
Since göra om is a particle verb, the stress falls heavily on the particle om, not on the verb gjorde.
Why do we say utan att tänka and not just utan tänka?
When expressing 'without doing something' in Swedish, you must use the phrase utan att followed by the verb in its infinitive form. It translates directly to 'without to think'.
Is experimentet an en-word or an ett-word?
It is an ett-word (ett experiment). You can see this because its definite form ('the experiment') takes the -et ending to become experimentet.
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