Breakdown of ”Tajmingen var perfekt i den där inspelningen”, tillade ljudteknikern.
vara
to be
i
in
den där
that (en)
perfekt
perfect
tillägga
to add (in speech or writing)
ljudteknikern
the sound technician
tajmingen
the timing
inspelningen
the recording
Questions & Answers about ”Tajmingen var perfekt i den där inspelningen”, tillade ljudteknikern.
Why is the word order tillade ljudteknikern and not ljudteknikern tillade?
In Swedish, the V2 (verb-second) rule applies even when a direct speech quote comes first. The entire quoted sentence counts as the first block of information in the main clause. Therefore, the verb (tillade) must come in the second position, immediately before the subject (ljudteknikern).
Why is the English word 'timing' spelled tajmingen here?
Swedish often adapts the spelling of English loanwords to match Swedish phonetics. Since the English 'long i' sounds like the Swedish letter combination 'aj', it is spelled tajming. You will also see this in words like mejl (mail) and tejp (tape). The -en at the end simply makes it definite ('the timing').
Why does inspelningen have the definite -en ending after den där?
This is the Swedish rule of double definiteness. When you use the demonstrative pointers den här (this) or den där (that), you must use both the pointing word AND attach the definite suffix to the noun itself.
How does the word inspelningen relate to the verb for 'to record'?
The verb for 'to record' is the phrasal verb spela in. To make it a noun, the two parts are merged and the suffix -ning is added to create inspelning (recording). The final -en simply makes it 'the recording'.
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