Breakdown of Trots ösregnet fortsatte de uppenbarligen med grillningen.
de
they
med
with
fortsätta
to continue
trots
despite (+ noun)
uppenbarligen
obviously
ösregnet
the pouring rain
grillningen
the barbecue
Questions & Answers about Trots ösregnet fortsatte de uppenbarligen med grillningen.
Why does de come before the adverb uppenbarligen in this inverted sentence?
Because the sentence starts with the phrase Trots ösregnet, the verb fortsatte takes the second position to satisfy the V2 rule. This pushes the subject after the verb. Since the subject de (they) is a short, unstressed pronoun, it naturally places itself immediately after the verb, before the sentence adverb uppenbarligen.
How would the word order change if we replaced the pronoun de with a heavier subject like gästerna (the guests)?
When the subject is a heavier noun phrase instead of a short pronoun, it often drops behind the sentence adverb. If we used gästerna, the sentence would likely become: Trots ösregnet fortsatte uppenbarligen gästerna med grillningen.
Why do we need the preposition med after fortsatte?
The verb att fortsätta (to continue) pairs with the preposition med (with) when you are continuing an activity expressed as a noun. Because they are continuing 'the barbecue' (grillningen), we must use med. If they were continuing a verb action instead, you would use att, as in fortsatte att grilla (continued to barbecue).
How is the word ösregnet constructed?
It is a compound formed from the verb root ös- (from att ösa, meaning to pour or scoop heavy amounts of liquid) and the definite noun regnet (the rain). Ösregn is the standard Swedish term for a heavy downpour.
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