Word
Båda forskarna brukade ordna klassiska symposier.
Meaning
Both researchers used to organize classical symposia.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Båda forskarna brukade ordna klassiska symposier.
bruka
to usually do
forskaren
the researcher
båda
both (pronoun, e.g. both of them)
ordna
to arrange
Questions & Answers about Båda forskarna brukade ordna klassiska symposier.
Why is the plural of symposium written as symposier?
Symposium is a neuter (ett) loanword from Latin. Instead of following the normal rules for ett words, nouns ending in -um usually drop the -um and add -er to form the plural. So, ett symposium becomes flera symposier.
Why is forskarna in the definite form if the English translation just says "Both researchers"?
In Swedish, the word båda (both) must always be followed by the definite plural form of the noun. You are essentially saying "both the researchers" (båda forskarna).
How exactly does brukade work as "used to" here?
The verb att bruka means to be in the habit of doing something. When put in the past tense (brukade) and followed by an infinitive verb like ordna, it maps perfectly to the English phrase "used to".
Why does klassiska end in an -a?
Because it is describing symposier, which is plural. In Swedish, adjectives take an -a ending when describing plural nouns, regardless of whether they are en or ett words.