Breakdown of Jag brukade träffa min bästis på rasten.
jag
I
träffa
to meet
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
min
my (min/mitt/mina)
bruka
to usually do
rasten
the break (recess, rest break)
bästisen
the best friend
Questions & Answers about Jag brukade träffa min bästis på rasten.
Why isn't there an att (to) before träffa? English says "used to meet".
In Swedish, bruka functions like an auxiliary or modal verb (like "can" or "must"). This means it is followed directly by the bare infinitive. You just say brukade träffa without an att in between.
Is bästis a slang word for "best friend"?
Yes, it is a very common, colloquial short form of bästa vän. It is similar to "bestie" in English and is widely used in everyday conversation by Swedes of all ages.
Why use på instead of under for "during" the break?
While under is the direct translation of "during", Swedish uses specific prepositions for certain events. With en rast (a break or recess), the idiomatic preposition is always på.
As a quick refresher, why is it min bästis and not mitt bästis?
Bästis is an en-word (en bästis), so you must use the matching en-word possessive pronoun min. If the noun had been an ett-word, you would have used mitt.
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