Breakdown of Efter pausen ska vi läsa om kapitlet och skriva vidare.
vi
we
och
and
ska
will
efter
after
pausen
the break
kapitlet
the chapter
läsa om
to reread
skriva vidare
to continue writing
Questions & Answers about Efter pausen ska vi läsa om kapitlet och skriva vidare.
How does the word om change the meaning of läsa in this sentence?
When used as a verbal particle, om adds the meaning of doing something "again" or "over". Similar to "do over" in English, läsa om means to "read again" or "reread".
What exactly does vidare mean when paired with skriva?
The particle vidare literally means "further" or "on". When paired with a verb, it shows that the action is continuing. So skriva vidare means "to continue writing".
Where should I put the spoken stress in läsa om and skriva vidare?
In Swedish particle verbs, the stress always falls heavily on the particle, not the verb. You should stress om and vidare, leaving läsa and skriva unstressed. If you stressed the verb instead, läsa om would mean reading about something rather than reading something again.
Why does the sentence say ska vi instead of vi ska?
This is a great example of the V2 (verb-second) rule. Because the sentence begins with the time phrase Efter pausen (After the break), the verb ska must jump into the second position. The subject vi is forced to swap places and come right after it.
Why is "the chapter" spelled kapitlet instead of kapitelet?
The word kapitel is an ett-word that ends in -el. When making words with this ending definite, Swedish drops the final -e- in the stem before adding the -et ending, simply to make it easier to pronounce.
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