Breakdown of Eftersom hon är min partner övar vi på samma koreografi som tidigare.
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to be
hon
she
vi
we
tidigare
earlier
Questions & Answers about Eftersom hon är min partner övar vi på samma koreografi som tidigare.
In English, we say "the same choreography". Why is koreografi not in the definite form here?
In Swedish, the word samma (same) is always followed by a noun in the indefinite form. Even though we translate it as "the same" in English, you should never add the definite ending to the noun after it. So it must be samma koreografi, never samma koreografin.
How does the "the same... as" comparison work in this sentence?
To say "the same [noun] as", Swedish uses the structure samma + [indefinite noun] + som. In this sentence, that gives us samma koreografi som (the same choreography as). The word som acts as "as" when linking identical things.
Why is the word order övar vi instead of vi övar?
This is the V2 (verb-second) rule in action. The entire subordinate clause at the beginning of the sentence, Eftersom hon är min partner (Because she is my partner), counts as the first block of information. The verb övar must take the second position, which pushes the subject vi to the third spot.
Why do we need the preposition på after övar here?