Breakdown of Vi brukade umgås med gänget efter gymnasiet.
vi
we
med
with
efter
after
bruka
to usually do
umgås
to socialize
gänget
the gang
gymnasiet
the high school
Questions & Answers about Vi brukade umgås med gänget efter gymnasiet.
How does brukade connect to the next verb in this sentence?
Brukade means "used to" and is used to describe past habits. Just like modal verbs (such as kan or vill), it is followed directly by the bare infinitive of the next verb, which is umgås here. You do not put att (to) between them.
Why does umgås end in an -s? Is it a passive verb?
It looks passive, but it isn't! Umgås is a "deponent verb." These are special verbs that always end in -s but have an active meaning. In this sentence, it means "to hang out," "to socialize," or "to spend time together."
What is the base form of the word gänget?
The base word is ett gäng (a gang, or a group of friends). Because it is an ett word, it takes the -et suffix in the definite form to become gänget (the gang).
Does gymnasiet mean "the gym," and why does it have a strange definite ending?
Gymnasiet is a false friend; it actually means "the high school" or "upper secondary school" (a fitness gym is ett gym). The base form is ett gymnasium. When an ett word ends in -ium, you drop the -um before adding the definite -et ending, which gives us gymnasiet.
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