Breakdown of Chefen ifrågasätter varenda faktura gällande middagen.
chefen
the boss
middagen
the dinner
fakturan
the invoice
gällande
regarding
varenda
every single (en)
ifrågasätta
to question
Questions & Answers about Chefen ifrågasätter varenda faktura gällande middagen.
Why do we use varenda here instead of vartenda?
We use varenda because faktura (invoice) is an en-word (en faktura). If the noun were an ett-word, like kvitto (receipt), you would use vartenda to match it: vartenda kvitto.
Why is faktura in the indefinite form after varenda?
Just like the simpler word varje (every), the emphasizing determiner varenda must be followed by a noun in its indefinite singular form. You say varenda faktura (every single invoice), never varenda fakturan.
The verb ifrågasätter looks like a combination of several words. How is it built?
It is a compound verb made up of i (in), fråga (question), and sätta (to put). So att ifrågasätta literally means to put into question, which translates perfectly to questioning or doubting something in English.
What grammatical role is gällande playing in this sentence?
Gällande is the present participle of the verb gälla (to concern or apply to). Here it functions exactly like the English preposition concerning or regarding. At a B2 level, you could also swap it with angående for the exact same meaning.
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