Breakdown of Hon tog emot priset med ett leende.
ett
a, an (neuter)
hon
she
priset
the price
med
with
leendet
the smile
ta emot
to receive
Questions & Answers about Hon tog emot priset med ett leende.
Why use tog emot instead of just fick for "received"?
While få means "to get" or "to receive" in a passive sense, ta emot implies actively accepting, welcoming, or taking delivery of something. Since she is physically accepting an award, tog emot captures that active, deliberate action.
I recognize leende as the present participle meaning "smiling." How is it used as a noun here?
In Swedish, it is very common to turn present participles (words ending in -ande or -ende) into neuter nouns (taking ett) that represent the action or its result. From the verb le (to smile), we get ett leende (a smile). Another example is ett meddelande (a message) from meddela (to announce).
Does priset mean "the price" or "the prize"?
Context is key! The noun ett pris translates to both "a price" (what something costs) and "a prize" (an award). Here, receiving it with a smile clearly points to it being an award. The plural forms are also identical for both meanings (priser).
If I replaced priset with the pronoun det, where would it go in the sentence?
It would go exactly where priset is: Hon tog emot det. In Swedish, the verb and its particle (like ta and emot) stick tightly together. Unlike in English, you almost never split them up when using a pronoun object.
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