Breakdown of Utbrottet förstörde uppbyggnaden av relationen.
av
of, by / from (cause)
relationen
the relationship
förstöra
to destroy
uppbyggnaden
the build-up
utbrottet
the outburst
Questions & Answers about Utbrottet förstörde uppbyggnaden av relationen.
How does the noun utbrottet relate to the verb it comes from?
It is a nominalization of the particle verb bryta ut (to break out). To turn it into a noun, the particle ut shifts to become a prefix, and the verb changes to its noun stem brott, creating the neuter word ett utbrott.
Where does the -nad part of uppbyggnaden come from?
The word comes from the particle verb bygga upp (to build up). After shifting the particle upp to the front of the verb stem bygg, Swedish adds the suffix -nad to form a noun. This is a very common way to create nouns from verbs, resulting in en uppbyggnad.
Why is utbrottet an ett-word while uppbyggnaden is an en-word?
When a particle verb is turned into a noun using just the bare verb stem (like utbrott from bryta ut or inbrott from bryta in), the new word is almost always neuter (ett). However, when the noun is formed by adding a suffix like -nad (like uppbyggnad), it becomes common gender (en).
Could we combine the last few words into a compound noun like relationsuppbyggnaden instead of using av?
Yes, relationsuppbyggnaden is perfectly valid and very Swedish! However, using av (of) is also completely natural here, especially when describing an active process happening to something abstract, exactly like 'the build-up of' in English.
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