Breakdown of Den nya översättningen är dålig. Redaktören medger faktiskt det.
vara
to be
det
it (neuter)
ny
new
den
the (with en-words)
dålig
bad
faktiskt
actually (as a matter of fact, in fact)
redaktören
the editor
medge
to admit
översättningen
the translation
Questions & Answers about Den nya översättningen är dålig. Redaktören medger faktiskt det.
Why does the second sentence end with det instead of just dropping it?
In this lesson, det acts as a pro-form object. It replaces the entire previous clause (Den nya översättningen är dålig). While English might drop the object entirely and just say "The editor actually admits," Swedish usually requires det after verbs of communication like medger to point back to the whole idea being admitted.
Why does faktiskt come before det?
In a standard Swedish main clause, sentence adverbs like faktiskt (actually) are placed immediately after the first verb (medger). The object of the sentence, which is the pronoun det here, follows the adverb.
Why is it Den nya översättningen and not just Den nya översättning?
This is a quick reminder of Swedish double definiteness. Because you have the standalone definite article Den and the adjective nya, the noun itself must also take its definite suffix -en. Grammatically, you are saying "The new the-translation."
Does the verb medger have anything to do with the verb ger (gives)?
Yes! Medger is a compound formed from med (with) and ger (gives). Together, they create a new meaning: "admits" or "concedes." You can think of it as "giving in" to the truth of a statement.
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