Learn Swedish: Vi turas om att plocka upp barnen innan rusningstrafiken börjar. - We take turns picking up the children before the rush hour traffic starts.

Vi turas om att plocka upp barnen innan rusningstrafiken börjar.

We take turns picking up the children before the rush hour traffic starts.

Breakdown of Vi turas om att plocka upp barnen innan rusningstrafiken börjar.

Questions & Answers about Vi turas om att plocka upp barnen innan rusningstrafiken börjar.

How would I ask 'At what time does the rush hour traffic start?' using the phrase hur dags from this lesson?

You would say Hur dags börjar rusningstrafiken? Remember that hur dags functions as the question phrase, which means the V2 rule applies and the verb (börjar) must come immediately after it.

Why does turas end in an 's'? Is this a passive verb?

It is not passive. Turas om is a deponent verb, which means it always ends in an -s but has an active meaning ('to take turns'). When you want to state what you are taking turns doing, you follow it with att and the infinitive verb.

Could I split up the phrasal verb and say plocka barnen upp, similar to English?

No, Swedish particle verbs like plocka upp usually stay together. The particle (upp) must immediately follow the verb (plocka), coming before the object (barnen).

How is the compound word rusningstrafiken constructed?

It combines rusning (a rush or surge) and trafik (traffic). They are joined by an -s-, which is a very common 'glue' letter in Swedish compound words. The -en at the end makes it definite ('the rush hour traffic').