Breakdown of När får vi se informantens identitet?
vi
we
se
to see
när
when
få
to get to (do something)
informanten
the informant
identiteten
the identity
Questions & Answers about När får vi se informantens identitet?
Why use får se instead of just ser?
While ser just means "see," using få as an auxiliary verb before a perception verb like se, höra, or veta shifts the focus to the start of the experience or acquiring the information. Here, får se translates well to "get to see." It emphasizes the transition from not knowing the identity to suddenly seeing it.
Could får vi se also mean "are we allowed to see"?
Yes, få often carries a double meaning of "get to" (opportunity) and "may / be allowed to" (permission). In a context like this, both meanings naturally overlap: the speaker is asking when they will receive both the opportunity and the clearance to see the identity.
Why is the subject vi placed between får and se?
This follows the standard V2 (verb-second) rule for questions. The question word När takes the first position, forcing the conjugated verb får into the second position. In this inverted word order, the subject (vi) must sit right after the finite verb, pushing the infinitive (se) further down the sentence.
How is the possessive formed in informantens?
In Swedish, the possessive -s is added directly to the definite form of the noun when referring to a specific person or thing. Since "the informant" is informanten, adding the -s gives us informantens ("the informant's"). Notice that Swedish doesn't use an apostrophe for possessives.
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