Breakdown of På grund av att bönen ger frid har jag mediterat sedan i morse.
jag
I
ha
to have
ge
to give
morse
morning (used in 'i morse', 'igår morse')
i
last (in past time expressions)
på grund av att
due to the fact that / because
sedan
since (from a point in time)
friden
the peace (inner peace, tranquility)
meditera
to meditate
bönen
the prayer
Questions & Answers about På grund av att bönen ger frid har jag mediterat sedan i morse.
How does sedan affect the verb tense in this sentence?
When sedan means 'since' and describes a state or action that started in the past and is still ongoing, Swedish requires the present perfect tense in the main clause, which closely mirrors English. That is why we use har mediterat (have meditated) here instead of the present tense mediterar.
Why is the word order har jag instead of jag har?
This is the V2 (verb-second) rule. The entire first subordinate clause, På grund av att bönen ger frid, acts as the first block of information. Because of this, the main clause must immediately start with its verb, har, to keep the verb in the second position overall. The subject jag then follows the verb.
Why use i morse for 'this morning' instead of a direct translation like den här morgonen?
I morse is the fixed, standard phrase in Swedish for 'this morning' when you are looking back at the morning from later in the same day. Using den här morgonen would sound overly literal and unnatural to a native speaker.
Why is att necessary after På grund av?
På grund av means 'due to' or 'because of' and is designed to be followed by a noun phrase. Because this sentence follows it with a complete clause containing its own subject and verb (bönen ger frid), you must add att to create the conjunction phrase 'due to the fact that'. You could also simply replace the entire phrase with eftersom.
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