Breakdown of Företeelsen diskuterades av forskaren.
av
of, by / from (cause)
diskutera
to discuss
forskaren
the researcher
företeelsen
the phenomenon
Questions & Answers about Företeelsen diskuterades av forskaren.
How does the suffix -else work in the word företeelsen?
The root is the verb förete, which means to present or show itself. Adding the abstract suffix -else turns this verb into the noun en företeelse, meaning a phenomenon or occurrence. The -n at the very end just makes it definite: företeelsen (the phenomenon).
Are nouns ending in -else typically en-words or ett-words?
They are almost entirely en-words. When you encounter a new abstract noun ending in -else, like företeelse or berättelse, you can confidently treat it as an en-word.
If I want to talk about multiple phenomena, how do I make företeelse plural?
Nouns ending in -else form their plural by adding -r. So the indefinite plural is företeelser, and the definite plural (the phenomena) becomes företeelserna.
What is happening with the grammar in the word diskuterades?
This is the s-passive form of the verb in the past tense. You take the active past tense diskuterade (discussed) and add an -s to make it passive: diskuterades (was discussed). We then use the preposition av (by) to introduce the researcher who performed the action.