Breakdown of Jag har inte tittat på omslaget på tre veckor.
jag
I
inte
not
titta på
to look at
ha
to have
veckan
the week
tre
three
på
in/within (a period of time)
omslaget
the cover
Questions & Answers about Jag har inte tittat på omslaget på tre veckor.
Why do we use på tre veckor instead of i tre veckor to mean 'for three weeks'?
Because the sentence is negative (har inte tittat). When you talk about how long an action has not happened, Swedish uses på for the duration. If the sentence were positive, you would use i tre veckor instead.
There are two pås in this sentence. Does that sound awkward or repetitive in Swedish?
Not at all! They are doing two completely different jobs. The first one belongs to the verb, since titta på means 'look at'. The second one is the time preposition. Having them both in the same sentence sounds perfectly natural.
What is the root word for omslaget and what gender is it?
The root word is ett omslag (a cover). Because it is an 'ett' word, it takes the -et ending to become definite (omslaget, meaning 'the cover').
Could I put inte after the main verb, like Jag har tittat inte...?
No, Swedish follows strict word order rules here. In a standard main clause, the sentence adverb inte must come between the helper verb (har) and the main verb (tittat).
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