Breakdown of På gymnasiet brukade jag titta på affischen och dagdrömma.
jag
I
och
and
titta på
to look at
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
bruka
to usually do
gymnasiet
the high school
dagdrömma
to daydream
affischen
the poster
Questions & Answers about På gymnasiet brukade jag titta på affischen och dagdrömma.
Why are both titta and dagdrömma in the infinitive form?
They both follow the helper verb brukade (used to). When talking about past habits with brukade, you follow it with the bare infinitive (the dictionary form without the word att). The word och (and) connects the two actions, so brukade applies to both: you used to look, and you used to daydream.
Why is the word order brukade jag instead of jag brukade?
Why does the sentence use the preposition På instead of I to mean in high school?
Swedish generally uses the preposition på when talking about attending a school or educational level. You will see this pattern in phrases like på gymnasiet (in high school) and på universitetet (at university).
What kind of word is dagdrömma?
It is a compound verb made from dag (day) and drömma (to dream). It works exactly like the base verb drömma. While it is in the bare infinitive form here because of brukade, its normal past tense would be dagdrömde.
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