Breakdown of Turas ni inte om att köra till förskolan?
ni
you (plural, subject)
inte
not
att
to (before a verb)
till
to (direction, destination)
köra
to drive
turas om
to take turns
förskolan
the preschool
Questions & Answers about Turas ni inte om att köra till förskolan?
Why are turas and om separated by ni inte?
Turas om (to take turns) is a phrasal verb. In a question, the word order is inverted, so the finite verb (Turas) comes first, followed by the subject (ni) and the sentence adverb (inte). The verb particle (om) must be placed after these elements.
Because of the -s ending, is turas a passive verb here?
No, turas is a deponent verb. This means it always ends in -s but has an active meaning. You have likely seen this phenomenon before with other common verbs like hoppas (to hope) or minnas (to remember).
Is it possible to keep the phrasal verb together and ask Turas om ni inte att köra?
No, that word order is grammatically incorrect in Swedish. In a question, the subject (ni) must immediately follow the finite verb (Turas). The verbal particle (om) cannot push the subject or the negation out of their strict positions.
Why is the infinitive marker att required before köra here?
When you want to express taking turns doing a specific action, the phrasal verb turas om is followed by an att-infinitive phrase. It works similarly to English, structurally translating to taking turns to drive.
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