Breakdown of Han är så skakig att han kommer att svimma inom en timme.
vara
to be
han
he
en
a, an (common)
så
so
att
that
timmen
the hour
komma att
will (future auxiliary)
inom
within
svimma
to faint
skakig
shaky
Questions & Answers about Han är så skakig att han kommer att svimma inom en timme.
How does the så ... att structure work here?
In this sentence, så (so) goes right before the adjective skakig (shaky), and att (that) introduces the result: he will faint. It works exactly like English!
Why does the sentence use kommer att svimma instead of ska svimma?
Kommer att is used to predict a future event that the subject cannot control. Since fainting isn't something he is planning or intending to do, using ska (which implies intention) would sound like he scheduled the fainting!
Why use the preposition inom here instead of i or på?
Inom means 'within' a specific timeframe. If we used i en timme, it would mean he faints continuously 'for an hour' (duration). If we used på en timme, it would mean it takes him an hour to complete the act of fainting. Inom correctly shows the event will happen at some point before the hour is up.
How is the adjective skakig formed?
It comes from the verb att skaka (to shake). Just like in English, you can often add -ig (similar to the English '-y') to a verb or noun root to create an adjective, turning 'shake' into 'shaky'.
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