Breakdown of Skådespelaren tar på sig sin dräkt innan han uppträder.
han
he
innan
before
sin
his/her/its/their own (en-word)
ta på sig
to put on (clothes)
skådespelaren
the actor
dräkten
the costume
uppträda
to perform (on stage)
Questions & Answers about Skådespelaren tar på sig sin dräkt innan han uppträder.
Since the lesson is about the impersonal s-passive of intransitive verbs, how would that look if we used uppträda?
Uppträda is an intransitive verb (it doesn't take a direct object). You can form an impersonal s-passive by using the dummy subject det and the s-passive form of the verb. Det uppträds translates roughly to 'There is performing going on' or 'People are performing.'
Why must we use sin dräkt instead of hans dräkt?
Because sin is the reflexive possessive pronoun that refers back to the subject of the clause (Skådespelaren). If you used hans dräkt, it would mean the actor was putting on a completely different man's costume.
Could I use klär på sig instead of tar på sig?
It would sound unnatural here. Klär på sig means 'getting dressed' in a general sense. When you specify the exact piece of clothing being put on, such as sin dräkt (his costume), you use tar på sig.
Why is innan used here instead of före?
Innan is a conjunction, which means it introduces a full clause with its own subject and verb (han uppträder). Före is a preposition used before a noun phrase, so you would only use it if you said före uppträdandet (before the performance).
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