Word
Under safarin höll vi ett säkerhetsavstånd på 100 meter.
Meaning
During the safari, we kept a safety distance of 100 meters.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Under safarin höll vi ett säkerhetsavstånd på 100 meter.
ett
a, an (neuter)
vi
we
hålla
to hold / to hold on to
metern
the meter
Questions & Answers about Under safarin höll vi ett säkerhetsavstånd på 100 meter.
Why do we use på instead of av to say "a distance of 100 meters"?
In Swedish, på is the standard preposition used to specify a measurement, age, size, or capacity right after a noun. While English uses "of" to introduce this information, Swedish treats it as a specific attribute attached to the noun, which requires på, giving us ett säkerhetsavstånd på 100 meter.
Why is the word order höll vi rather than vi höll?
Why doesn't the word meter take a plural ending after 100?
Many common units of measurement in Swedish do not change form in the plural. Words like meter, liter, and mil look exactly the same whether you have one or one hundred of them.
What is the function of the 's' in the middle of the compound noun säkerhetsavstånd?