Breakdown of Vi är stolta över tatueringen vi gjorde.
vara
to be
vi
we
göra
to do, to make
stolt över
proud of
tatueringen
the tattoo
Questions & Answers about Vi är stolta över tatueringen vi gjorde.
Why is som missing between tatueringen and vi gjorde?
The relative pronoun som (that/which) is the object of the relative clause here, meaning it represents the tattoo that we made. In Swedish, just like in English, you can drop the relative pronoun when it is the object of the clause. This omission is what the current lesson calls som-bortfall.
Is it strictly required to drop som in this sentence?
No, it is completely optional. You could absolutely say Vi är stolta över tatueringen som vi gjorde. Dropping it is very common in spoken Swedish and everyday writing because it makes the sentence flow faster, but keeping it is also grammatically correct.
Why does stolt have an -a at the end to make it stolta?
Adjectives in Swedish need to agree with the noun or pronoun they describe. Because the subject of the sentence is vi (a plural pronoun), the adjective takes the plural -a ending.
Why is the preposition över used for "of" in "proud of"?
Prepositions rarely translate perfectly between languages. While "of" is often translated to av, the specific Swedish phrase for "proud of" is always stolt över. It is best to memorize this adjective and preposition pair together as a set phrase.
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