Breakdown of Borgmästaren lär rymma med förmögenheten.
med
with
borgmästaren
the mayor
lär
is said to / is likely to
rymma
to run away
förmögenheten
the fortune
Questions & Answers about Borgmästaren lär rymma med förmögenheten.
What exactly does lär mean here? Does it mean it is a guaranteed fact?
No. Lär is a modal verb used to express hearsay (is said to) or high probability (is likely to). In this sentence, it means there is a strong rumor or expectation that the mayor is escaping, but it is not a confirmed fact.
Doesn't lär usually mean to teach or learn? How can I tell the difference?
You can tell by looking at what follows it. When it means teach or learn, it acts as the main verb. Here, it is followed immediately by another verb in the infinitive form (rymma). When lär is used as a helper verb like this, it always means supposedly or probably.
The translation says is said to be running away. Can lär rymma also refer to the future?
Yes! Modal verbs like lär often cover both the present and the future. Without extra context, lär rymma could mean he is currently running away or that he is supposedly going to run away tomorrow.
Why use rymma here instead of a common word for running like springa?
Springa refers to the physical exercise of running. Rymma specifically means to escape, flee, or abscond. The phrase rymma med is the natural Swedish way to say someone is running off with something they shouldn't have.
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