"Kvinnan springer efter pojken."

Translation: The woman runs after the boy.

[Rosa426168]

What has pojken done if he runs from his dad and now his mom is running after him

[CarlosGarc383674]

Maybe we have a case of childe abuse

[LupoMikti]

Just for clarification, is "runs after" being used in the sense of "chasing" the boy or in the sense of going after the boy in some predetermined order, like in a race?

[Lundgren8]

It can be both. It can either mean ”chasing” or the literal meaning ”runs afterwards”.

[Michael990548]

Just went to a zoo with small child. Can confirm usefulness of this sentence.

[Donguiri44]

The woman runs behind the boy?

Why isn't that kosher? Tack

[Antitone]

efter = after, bakom = behind. Run after implies that the woman is following or chasing the boy; the boy is in movement away from the woman. But run behind does not tell what the boy is doing: The boy could be reading a book while the woman is running on a treadmill behind his chair.

[VictorEnger]

"the woman chases the boy" should be correct.

[Deidre764860]

Same thing

[devalanteriel]

That'd be jagar in Swedish.

[Deidre764860]

ah ok, tank

[Hangaroid]

Can I say "Kvinnan åker över pojken" if I wanted to say "The woman ran over the boy (with a car)"?

[devalanteriel]

kör över in that case.