Breakdown of Vi lyckades kartlägga förfadern tack vare brevväxlingen.
vi
we
lyckas
to succeed
tack vare
thanks to
kartlägga
to chart
förfadern
the ancestor
brevväxlingen
the correspondence
Questions & Answers about Vi lyckades kartlägga förfadern tack vare brevväxlingen.
Why does lyckades end in an -s, and is it a passive verb?
No, it is not passive. The verb lyckas (to succeed) is a deponent verb, meaning it always ends in -s but has an active meaning. Lyckades is simply its past tense form.
What is the literal meaning of kartlägga?
It is a compound verb made from karta (map) and lägga (to lay or put). Literally meaning to lay a map, it is widely used to mean to chart, to map out, or to survey something.
What is the plural of förfadern?
Since it is built on the word fader (father), it takes the same irregular plural: förfäder (ancestors) in the indefinite, and förfäderna (the ancestors) in the definite. Here, we see the singular definite form, förfadern (the ancestor).
Is there a difference between using tack vare and på grund av in this context?
Yes. Tack vare (thanks to) is used specifically when the cause leads to a positive outcome. På grund av (due to or because of) is generally used for neutral or negative outcomes. Since charting the ancestor was a success, tack vare is the perfect fit.
How could we use the structure preposition + vars from this lesson to expand on the correspondence?
You could add a relative clause like i vars innehåll vi fann ledtrådar (in whose content we found clues). The ending would be tack vare brevväxlingen, i vars innehåll vi fann ledtrådar. The preposition i comes before vars, showing that the content belongs to the correspondence.
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