Breakdown of När vi hoppar i bassängen är vi helt synkroniserade.
vara
to be
vi
we
i
in
när
when
hoppa
to jump
helt
completely
bassängen
the pool (public/indoor)
synkroniserad
synchronized
Questions & Answers about När vi hoppar i bassängen är vi helt synkroniserade.
Why is the word order är vi and not vi är in the second half of the sentence?
This is the classic V2 (verb-second) rule. The entire first part of the sentence, När vi hoppar i bassängen (When we jump into the pool), acts as the first block of information. Because the verb must come second in a main clause, är jumps in front of the subject vi.
How do we know hoppar i means jumping into the pool rather than jumping up and down in the water?
In Swedish, the preposition i is often used for both location (in) and direction (into). The context of entering the pool makes it clear here. If you were already in the water and just jumping up and down, you might say hoppar runt i bassängen (jumping around in the pool) instead.
Why does synkroniserade have the -ade ending?
Synkroniserade is a past participle functioning as an adjective to describe vi (we). Because vi is plural, the descriptive word must take its plural form, which for this type of verb ends in -ade.
Why use helt here instead of hel?
The word hel is an adjective meaning whole or entire, but here it is functioning as an adverb meaning completely, modifying how synchronized they are. To turn an adjective into an adverb in Swedish, you generally add a -t to the end.
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