Breakdown of Chefen körde över hela gruppen.
chefen
the boss
hel
whole
gruppen
the group
köra över
to run over, to steamroll
Questions & Answers about Chefen körde över hela gruppen.
Does köra över literally mean "to drive over"?
Yes, its primary literal meaning is to physically run someone or something over with a vehicle. Just as in English, it is heavily used in a figurative sense to mean "steamrolling" someone, overruling them, or completely ignoring their input to force a decision.
Where does the spoken stress go in körde över?
Because köra över is a particle verb (a type of phrasal verb) in this context, the spoken stress must fall heavily on the particle över, rather than on the verb körde.
Why is it hela gruppen instead of den hela gruppen?
The adjective hel (whole or entire) is an exception to the usual Swedish "double definite" rule. When you use it to mean "the whole", you place hela directly in front of the definite noun without adding a freestanding article like den or det.
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