Questions & Answers about Motorn är redan igång.
Why do we use igång here instead of a Swedish word for "running"?
In Swedish, you don't say that a machine or engine is physically "running" (like springer). Instead, you use the particle igång, which means "started" or "in motion". You can use igång for engines, appliances, and even ongoing projects.
Why is the definite form motorn and not motoren?
Nouns ending in an unstressed -or, like motor, dator, or traktor, drop the -e- in the definite singular suffix. Therefore, it becomes motorn rather than motoren. This makes the word flow better when spoken.
The current lesson is about ta och (initiatory pseudo-coordination). Why isn't it used here?
The ta och construction emphasizes the beginning of an action, somewhat like saying "go ahead and do X". Because this sentence uses redan (already) to describe a state that is currently happening, an initiatory phrase doesn't fit. However, if you wanted to tell someone to start the engine, you could say Ta och sätt igång motorn.
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