Breakdown of Jag försöker sova medan han snarkar.
jag
I
han
he
sova
to sleep
försöka
to try
medan
while
snarka
to snore
Questions & Answers about Jag försöker sova medan han snarkar.
Why is there no att (to) before sova?
After the verb försöker (try), the infinitive marker att is optional. In spoken and everyday written Swedish, it is very common to drop it, giving us försöker sova instead of försöker att sova.
Why are the verbs försöker and snarkar in the simple present tense when English uses the continuous 'am trying' and 'is snoring'?
Swedish does not have a direct equivalent to the English '-ing' continuous tense. You simply use the standard present tense to describe actions happening right now.
Is medan the only way to say 'while' in Swedish?
Medan is used when 'while' is a conjunction connecting two simultaneous events (you trying to sleep, and him snoring). If you mean 'while' as a short period of time (like 'for a while'), you use the phrase en stund.
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