Questions & Answers about Inte ens jag skrattade mig hes idag.
How does the phrase skrattade mig hes function grammatically?
This is a resultative reflexive construction. It shows that the action of the verb (skrattade) caused the subject to end up in a certain state (hes). You build it by combining the verb, the reflexive pronoun matching the subject (mig), and the adjective for the resulting state. It works almost exactly like its English equivalent!
Does the phrase Inte ens jag break the V2 (verb-second) rule since the verb is the fourth word?
No, the V2 rule is still safe! The rule dictates that the verb must be the second grammatical block of information, not necessarily the second word. The entire phrase Inte ens jag (Not even I) acts as a single subject unit occupying the first position. Therefore, skrattade is correctly in the second position.
Would the adjective hes change if the subject was plural, like we?
Yes, the adjective in this construction must agree with the subject. If you changed the sentence to mean we laughed ourselves hoarse, both the reflexive pronoun and the adjective would change to match a plural subject: Vi skrattade oss hesa.
Why is it jag and not mig after Inte ens?
Inte ens jag is the subject of the sentence doing the laughing. Even though in casual English people sometimes say not even me, Swedish strictly requires the subject pronoun (jag) here because this person is the one performing the action of the verb.