Breakdown of Mekanikerns underhåll av planet stoppade starten.
av
of, by / from (cause)
mekanikern
the mechanic
stoppa
to stop (something); to put, stuff
planet
the airplane
Questions & Answers about Mekanikerns underhåll av planet stoppade starten.
How was the phrase Mekanikerns underhåll av planet built from a regular clause?
It is a nominalization of the clause "att mekanikern underhöll planet" (that the mechanic maintained the plane). The subject (mekanikern) takes an -s to become the owner, the verb (underhålla) turns into the noun underhåll, and the direct object (planet) is connected using the preposition av.
Why do we use the preposition av before planet here?
When you transform a verb into a noun phrase, you cannot attach a direct object to it directly anymore. Swedish uses av to connect the new verbal noun (underhåll) to its former object (planet), just like saying "maintenance of the plane" in English.
Since this was a specific event, why isn't underhåll in the definite form (underhållet)?
As a quick refresher: in Swedish, a noun that follows a genitive owner (like mekanikerns) must always be in the indefinite form. The possessive word already makes it definite, which is why we write mekanikerns underhåll and never mekanikerns underhållet.
Does starten normally mean "the takeoff"?