Breakdown of Vad som än händer borde ni prata om det osagda.
ni
you (plural, subject)
prata
to speak
vad
what
hända
to happen
det
the (with ett-words)
om
about
som
who / which / that (relative pronoun)
böra
should, ought to
än
ever (concessive particle)
osagd
unsaid
Questions & Answers about Vad som än händer borde ni prata om det osagda.
Why does det osagda end in -a if det is a neuter word?
In this sentence, osagda is a past participle acting as a noun to represent an abstract concept ("the unsaid"). When we use an adjective or participle this way with the definite article det, it takes the standard definite ending -a, rather than the neuter -t ending.
How does the phrase vad som än work to mean "whatever"?
The pattern [question word] + som än is the standard way to express "whoever", "whatever", or "wherever" in Swedish. Here, vad means "what" and än adds the "-ever". The word som is required because "whatever" functions as the subject of the verb händer in this clause.
Why is the word order borde ni instead of ni borde?
How is the word osagda built?
It is built from the verb säga (to say). Its past participle is sagd (said). By adding the negative prefix o- (un-) and the definite adjective ending -a, it becomes the abstract concept det osagda (the unsaid).
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