Breakdown of Många av patienterna är nervösa före ingreppet.
vara
to be
många
many
av
of, by / from (cause)
nervös
nervous
patienten
the patient
före
before (preposition, + noun or time)
ingreppet
the procedure (medical)
Questions & Answers about Många av patienterna är nervösa före ingreppet.
Why do we use före here instead of innan?
According to strict Swedish grammar rules, före is a preposition used before a noun phrase like ingreppet (the procedure). innan is traditionally a conjunction used before a full clause with a subject and a verb (for example, innan vi börjar - before we begin). In everyday speech, you will often hear Swedes use innan for both, but före is the formally correct choice here.
Why is it nervösa instead of nervös?
nervösa is the plural form of the adjective. It must agree with the plural subject, Många av patienterna (Many of the patients).
Why is patienterna in the definite form when we say Många av?
Just like in English, 'many of the patients' points to a specific, known group, so you need the definite form patienterna. If you were talking about patients in general, you would drop the av and say många patienter (many patients).
What is the base word for ingreppet and what gender is it?
The base word is ett ingrepp (a medical procedure or intervention), which makes it an ett-word. Because it is an ett-word ending in a consonant, its definite form takes the -et ending, becoming ingreppet.
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