Breakdown of Om hon var förtvivlad? Hon ville aldrig mer se husvagnen!
vara
to be
hon
she
vilja
to want to
se
to see
Questions & Answers about Om hon var förtvivlad? Hon ville aldrig mer se husvagnen!
Why does the response start with Om instead of just asking Var hon förtvivlad?
This is a typical emphatic "echo response." By using an isolated om-clause (literally "If she was distraught?"), the speaker is repeating the premise of a question that was just asked. It essentially means, "You're asking if she was distraught?!" and serves to build emphasis before delivering the dramatic answer.
Is förtvivlad just another word for ledsen (sad)?
It is much stronger than ledsen. Förtvivlad means being absolutely distraught, deeply desperate, or completely in despair. It comes from the noun tvivel (doubt), implying a state where all hope is lost. It perfectly justifies her extreme reaction of never wanting to see the caravan again.
Why is the word order ville aldrig mer se instead of putting the verb first (ville se aldrig mer)?
This follows the standard Swedish main clause rule for sentence adverbials. When you have a finite helper verb (ville) and a non-finite main verb (se), the sentence adverbial (aldrig mer) gets sandwiched right between them. The structure is: Subject (Hon) + Verb 1 (ville) + Adverbial (aldrig mer) + Verb 2 (se).
I usually think of mer as "more". Is aldrig mer the standard way to say "never again"?