Question 1

How is the noun borrningen formed from a verb?

Accepted Answer

It comes from the verb att borra (to drill). For most verbs ending in -a (Group 1 verbs), you create a noun by adding -ning to the stem, making borrning (drilling). Since the sentence says the drilling, we add the definite ending to make it borrningen.

Question 2

Is borrning an en-word or an ett-word?

Accepted Answer

It is an en-word. A great rule of thumb is that almost all verbal nouns ending in -ing or -ning are en-words. That is why its definite form takes the -en suffix to become borrningen.

Question 3

Why does this sentence use tycker att for think instead of tror or tänker?

Accepted Answer

You use tycker when expressing a personal opinion or feeling about something you have experienced. Because finding the drilling awful is a subjective opinion, tycker is the correct choice here. Tror is used for beliefs or guesses, and tänker is used for the actual brain process of thinking.

Question 4

Why is the adjective hemsk and not hemskt?

Accepted Answer

Adjectives must agree with the noun they describe. Because borrningen is an en-word, the adjective stays in its basic en-word form, hemsk. If the sentence used a neutral dummy pronoun instead, like det är hemskt att borra (it is awful to drill), then you would use the -t form.

Många tycker att borrningen är hemsk.

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