Word
För att komma undan brukar svindlaren charmera offret.
Meaning
In order to get away, the swindler usually charms the victim.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of För att komma undan brukar svindlaren charmera offret.
att
to
för
for, to
bruka
to usually do
offret
the sacrifice (ritual, victim)
Questions & Answers about För att komma undan brukar svindlaren charmera offret.
Why is the word order brukar svindlaren and not svindlaren brukar?
Why do we use för att here instead of just att before komma?
In Swedish, för att is used specifically to express purpose or intention, translating directly to 'in order to'. If you just used att, it would act like a simple infinitive marker, which doesn't properly connect the swindler's action to their specific goal.
Is brukar an adverb here like 'usually' is in English?
No, brukar is an auxiliary verb, not an adverb! While it translates to the English adverb 'usually', in Swedish it literally means 'to be in the habit of'. This is why it takes the V2 verb slot and is followed by the bare infinitive charmera without an att.
How should I pronounce the phrase komma undan?