Word
Utstrålningen var det riktiga genombrottet på dejten.
Meaning
The charisma was the real breakthrough on the date.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Utstrålningen var det riktiga genombrottet på dejten.
vara
to be
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
det
the (with ett-words)
dejten
the date
Questions & Answers about Utstrålningen var det riktiga genombrottet på dejten.
How does utstrålningen relate to the lesson's topic on particle verbs?
It comes from the particle verb stråla ut (to radiate). To turn it into a noun, the particle ut shifts to the front of the stem, and the common noun-forming suffix -ning is attached. This gives us en utstrålning (charisma or radiance). Here it is in the definite form: utstrålningen.
What particle verb does genombrottet come from, and why does the vowel change?
It comes from the verb bryta igenom (to break through). The particle genom shifts to the front to form the noun. The stem changes from bryt- to -brott because strong verbs like bryta undergo a vowel shift when turned into certain nouns, giving us ett genombrott.
Why is it det riktiga genombrottet and not just det riktiga genombrott?
This is a classic example of Swedish double definiteness. When a definite noun is modified by an adjective, you must use the independent article det, add the definite adjective ending -a to riktig, and keep the definite suffix -et on genombrottet.
Why is the preposition på used for dejten?