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I slutet av filmen gråter alla.

I slutet av filmen gråter alla.
At the end of the film everyone cries.
From Lesson 310:Framing a span in time (i början av, i slutet av)·Swedish

Breakdown of I slutet av filmen gråter alla.

filmen
the film
alla
all
gråta
to cry
i slutet av
at the end of

Questions & Answers about I slutet av filmen gråter alla.

Why do we use i slutet av instead of på slutet av here?
When you specify what something is the end of (using av), you almost always use i slutet av, such as i slutet av filmen or i slutet av veckan. The phrase på slutet is usually used on its own, without av, to mean 'towards the end' in a more general sense.
Why is the verb gråter placed before the subject alla?
This is a classic example of the Swedish V2 (verb-second) rule. Because the sentence begins with the phrase I slutet av filmen, that entire phrase occupies the first position. The verb gråter must therefore come in the second position, pushing the subject alla after the verb.
Why is slutet in the definite form here?
In Swedish, when referring to the specific end of something, you use the definite form. Because slut is an ett-word, it takes the -et suffix to become slutet, literally translating to 'in the end of'.
Since alla usually means 'all', does it naturally translate to 'everyone' when standing alone?
Exactly. When alla is placed before a noun it means 'all' (like alla människor for 'all people'), but when it stands on its own as a pronoun referring to people, it is the standard way to say 'everyone' or 'everybody' in Swedish.

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