Breakdown of Vi läser enkäten i vilken ni berättar om vistelsen.
vi
we
ni
you (plural, subject)
läsa
to read
i
in
vilken
which (en) / what a (en-word, exclamatory)
berätta
to tell
om
about
enkäten
the survey
vistelsen
the stay
Questions & Answers about Vi läser enkäten i vilken ni berättar om vistelsen.
Why do we use i vilken here instead of i vilket?
The relative pronoun must match the gender of the noun it refers back to. Here, it refers to enkäten (the survey). Since enkät is an en-word (en enkät), we use vilken. If it referred to an ett-word, we would use i vilket.
How would you say this in everyday, informal Swedish?
In everyday speech, you would use som and move the preposition to the end of the clause: Vi läser enkäten som ni berättar om vistelsen i. The structure i vilken is very formal and mostly used in professional or academic writing.
Why does the Swedish sentence use berättar om when the English translation says 'talk about'?
While pratar om literally means 'talk about,' berättar om means 'tell about' or 'give an account of.' In a survey, you are sharing details and giving feedback, so berättar om captures that intention much better than just chatting (pratar).
What is the root of the word vistelsen?
It comes from the deponent verb att vistas, which means to temporarily reside or spend time somewhere. Nouns ending in -else are almost always en-words, so en vistelse (a stay) becomes vistelsen in the definite form.
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