Breakdown of Knäet gjorde ont efter matchen.
göra
to do, to make
efter
after
matchen
the match
ont
pain / hurt
Questions & Answers about Knäet gjorde ont efter matchen.
The English translation says "My knee", but the Swedish sentence uses knäet (the knee). Why isn't it mitt knä?
In Swedish, when it is obvious whose body part you are talking about, you usually use the definite form (like knäet) instead of a possessive pronoun (like mitt). Using mitt knä wouldn't be grammatically wrong, but it sounds less natural here.
What is the base form of the word knäet?
The base word is ett knä (a knee). Because it is an "ett" word that ends in a vowel, you add -et to make it definite. You will also often see or hear it spelled and pronounced simply as knät.
How does gjorde ont mean "hurt"?
The phrase att göra ont literally translates to "to do pain" or "to make hurt". In Swedish, this is the most common way to say that a body part hurts or aches. Gjorde is the past tense of the verb gör, so gjorde ont is used to say that it hurt in the past.