Breakdown of Journalisten ljög uppenbarligen om händelsen.
om
about
journalisten
the journalist
ljuga
to lie
händelsen
the event
uppenbarligen
obviously
Questions & Answers about Journalisten ljög uppenbarligen om händelsen.
How does the suffix -ligen work in the word uppenbarligen?
The suffix -ligen is used to turn certain adjectives into sentence adverbs. Here, it is added to the adjective uppenbar (obvious) to create uppenbarligen (obviously). It is especially common to use this suffix with adjectives ending in the suffix -bar.
Could I use the standard adverb form uppenbart instead of uppenbarligen here?
Yes, but there is a subtle difference in nuance. Uppenbarligen functions specifically as a sentence adverb expressing the speaker's deduction, meaning 'evidently' or 'it is obvious that'. Uppenbart is the standard adverb form meaning 'in an obvious manner'. While they overlap in this context, uppenbarligen is the much more natural choice for commenting on the sentence as a whole.
I sometimes mix up the verb forms for 'to lie'. What are they for ljög?
The verb att ljuga (to tell a lie) is a strong verb. Its principal parts are ljuga (infinitive), ljuger (present), ljög (past tense, used here), and har ljugit (supine/present perfect).
How does the word händelsen relate to the verb att hända?
The noun en händelse (an event or occurrence) is formed by adding the suffix -else to the root of the verb att hända (to happen). The -n at the end of händelsen simply makes it the definite form, meaning 'the event'.
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