Breakdown of Teknikern frågade om jag skrev in det.
jag
I
det
it (neuter)
fråga
to ask
om
if, whether
teknikern
the technician
skriva in
to type in
Questions & Answers about Teknikern frågade om jag skrev in det.
Why is the word order skrev in det instead of skrev det in like the English "typed it in"?
This is a strict rule in Swedish: with particle verbs, the object pronoun (like det) must always come after the particle (in). While English naturally splits the verb and particle with the pronoun ("typed it in"), Swedish keeps the verb and particle together, resulting in skrev in det.
Is skriva in specifically for typing on a computer, or does it just mean "to write in"?
Att skriva means "to write", so skriva in literally means "write in" and can be used for filling out paper forms. However, it is also the standard way to say "type in" or "enter" data into a system. Given the context of a tekniker (technician), "typed it in" is the most natural translation here.
Why is the definite form teknikern and not teknikeren?
For "en" words ending in -er that describe people or professions (like tekniker or musiker), Swedish drops the extra vowel when adding the definite -en ending. So en tekniker becomes teknikern to make it flow better in speech.
I've learned that fråga om means "ask about". Does it mean that here, or does om mean "if"?
It means "if" (or "whether") here. The word om does double duty in Swedish. It can be a preposition meaning "about" (as in han frågade om bilen - "he asked about the car"), but here it acts as a conjunction introducing a new clause, meaning "if" (frågade om jag... - "asked if I...").
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