Word
Vi vill utforska allt okänt i djupet.
Meaning
We want to explore everything unknown in the deep.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vi vill utforska allt okänt i djupet.
vi
we
i
in
vilja
to want to
allt
everything / all (neuter)
Questions & Answers about Vi vill utforska allt okänt i djupet.
Why is the adjective okänt spelled with a -t at the end here?
It is describing the word allt (everything). Words like allt, något (something), and inget (nothing) act as neuter pronouns. Any adjective that describes them must take the neuter -t ending, changing okänd to okänt.
How is the word okänt formed?
It comes from the verb känna (to know or to feel). From that we get the adjective känd (known). Adding the prefix o- (which means un-) makes it okänd (unknown). Finally, we add the -t to match allt.
Why is it djupet rather than just djup?
djupet is the definite form of the neuter noun ett djup (a depth or a deep). Just like in English where we say in the deep, Swedish uses the definite form to refer to the specific, vast depths of the ocean or space.
I often get confused about when to use att before a verb. Why is it missing before utforska?
Because vill (want) is a modal or helping verb in Swedish. These verbs are followed directly by the infinitive form of the main verb without att. This is a slight difference from English, where we say want to explore, but it matches how English treats words like can or must (can explore, must explore).