Breakdown of Den tävlingsinriktade mannen skröt om att han hade vunnit spelet.
han
he
spelet
the game
mannen
the man
ha
to have
den
the (with en-words)
om
about
vinna
to win
att
that
skryta
to brag
tävlingsinriktad
competitive
Questions & Answers about Den tävlingsinriktade mannen skröt om att han hade vunnit spelet.
How does the vowel change work for the verb skröt, and what is its infinitive?
Skröt is the past tense of skryta (to boast). It belongs to a sub-category of Group 4 strong verbs that follow a y-ö-u vowel gradation pattern (Ablaut). The forms are skryta (infinitive), skröt (past tense), and skrutit (supine, used after have/had).
Vunnit is also a Group 4 strong verb. Does it use the same vowel pattern as skröt?
No, it belongs to a different sub-group. Vinna (to win) follows the i-a-u vowel pattern. The principal parts are vinna (infinitive), vann (past tense), and vunnit (supine). Notice how both of these Group 4 sub-groups use a u in their supine forms (skrutit, vunnit).
Why does tävlingsinriktade end in -e instead of the usual definite -a?
When an adjective describes a natural male person in the definite form (like mannen, the man), it is very common in Swedish to use the masculine ending -e instead of -a. You might sometimes hear den tävlingsinriktada mannen, but the -e ending is heavily preferred for male figures in standard Swedish.
Why is there an om before att han hade vunnit, when English just says boasted that?
In Swedish, the verb skryta is strongly tied to the preposition om (to boast about). When a verb with a fixed preposition is followed by a subordinate clause starting with att (that), Swedish almost always keeps the preposition, resulting in skröt om att (literally boasted about that). English usually drops the preposition in this structure.
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