Breakdown of Bortsett från honung producerar de även vax.
de
they
producera
to produce
även
even / also (formal)
bortsett från
apart from
honungen
the honey
vaxet
the wax
Questions & Answers about Bortsett från honung producerar de även vax.
How could we rewrite this sentence as a pseudo-cleft to put the focus strictly on the action?
Since this lesson focuses on action pseudo-clefts, you could rephrase this to emphasize what they do. You would say: Vad de gör, bortsett från att producera honung, är att producera vax. (What they do, apart from producing honey, is produce wax.) The original sentence uses a standard structure, but applying the Vad de gör... är att... pattern highlights the production action itself.
What is the difference between bortsett från and förutom in this context?
Both mean 'apart from' or 'besides' and can often be used interchangeably. However, förutom is very common in everyday speech, while bortsett från (literally 'looked away from') sounds slightly more formal or analytical. It fits perfectly in a factual statement like this one about production.
Why use även instead of också for 'also' here?
Även and också are functionally identical when they mean 'also', but även has a slightly more formal and written tone, which matches the use of bortsett från. Keep in mind that även can also mean 'even' in other contexts, but here it simply adds to the list of things they produce.
Just as a quick refresher, why is the word order producerar de instead of de producerar?
This is the classic V2 (verb-second) rule in action. Because the sentence begins with the prepositional phrase Bortsett från honung in the first position, the verb producerar must immediately follow it in the second position. This pushes the subject de into the third position.
Learn Bortsett från honung producerar de även vax and more in Swedish
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free