Breakdown of Handläggaren lyckades vidarekoppla samtalet utan att bryta det.
det
it (neuter)
lyckas
to succeed
samtalet
the conversation / the call
utan att
without
bryta
to break
handläggaren
the agent (caseworker)
vidarekoppla
to transfer
Questions & Answers about Handläggaren lyckades vidarekoppla samtalet utan att bryta det.
Why does the Swedish sentence use utan att bryta instead of a direct translation of 'without disconnecting'?
English uses a preposition followed by an '-ing' verb (a gerund) for phrases like 'without disconnecting'. Swedish doesn't have an equivalent '-ing' verb form. Instead, it uses the preposition utan plus the infinitive marker att and the infinitive verb bryta. This preposition + att + infinitive structure is how Swedish always translates an English preposition + gerund.
Why does lyckades end in an 's' here? Is it a passive verb?
Lyckas (to succeed or manage to do something) is a deponent verb. This means it always ends in 's' but has an active meaning, not a passive one. Here, lyckades is simply the standard past tense form, meaning 'managed'.
Why is there no att (to) between lyckades and vidarekoppla?
In English, you say 'managed to transfer', but the Swedish verb lyckas connects directly to the following infinitive verb without needing the infinitive marker att. You simply say lyckades vidarekoppla.
How is the word vidarekoppla formed?
It is a compound built from vidare (further or onward) and koppla (to connect). Together, it is the standard word for transferring a phone call or forwarding an email.
Who exactly is a handläggare?
A handläggare is a highly common word in Sweden for an administrator, case worker, or handling officer at a government agency, bank, or insurance company. It comes from the verb handlägga, which means to handle or process a case or document.
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