Breakdown of Kombinationen av ljuset och mörkret verkar uttrycka något viktigt.
och
and
viktig
important
något
something / any (ett-word)
av
of, by / from (cause)
Questions & Answers about Kombinationen av ljuset och mörkret verkar uttrycka något viktigt.
Why is there no att before uttrycka?
In Swedish, the verb verka (to seem) acts as a semi-modal verb here. Just like with true modals such as kan or måste, we drop the infinitive marker att and connect the infinitive uttrycka directly to it.
Could we use tycks instead of verkar in this sentence?
Yes, tycks uttrycka would mean exactly the same thing. Both tyckas and verka are used to express an impression (how something seems), and both drop the att before the following infinitive. Tycks just sounds slightly more formal or literary than verkar.
Why does mörker become mörkret in the definite form instead of mörkeret?
For ett words that end in unaccented -er, -el, or -en (like ett mörker or ett fönster), the vowel before the final consonant is dropped when adding the definite suffix. This makes the word flow better, so mörker plus -et becomes mörkret.
Why does the adjective viktigt end with a -t?