"Moreover, he has a nice car."

Translation:Dessutom har han en snygg bil.

January 1, 2015

18 Comments
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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/caresrg

Varför inte: dessutom har han en fin bil?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/kiasams

I did that too. Anyone care to comment?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Coreopsis2943

The word order is switched because there is something at the beginning of the sentences?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Lundgren8

The Swedish verb always comes in the 2nd place in the sentence.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Coreopsis2943

....so if the subject is first, then the verb comes after the subject, but if something else is first, it ends up being before the subject?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Lundgren8

Exactly! This is called the V2-rule (verb second) and also exists in the other Germanic languages, English being an exception.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sninguistics

Would it not be more accurate to say this holds true only for the main clause of a sentence? Adverbs will come between the subject and verb in subclauses, right?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Lundgren8

Yes, that’s true.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/HoroTanuki

so, you can't say "dessutom, han har en snygg bil", viewing "dessutom" as first part of a sentence, "han har en snygg bil" as the second part, and then apply the V2 to the second part?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Lundgren8

No, that doesn’t really work, they’re a part of the same clause.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Macjory

But I’ve found that it depends on how words are counted: the verb is not always the 2nd word in a sentence. I’ve asked, “But what about the V2 rule?” several times when the verb has not been the actual 2nd word in a sentence.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/InvertedGo

Often, though, that's because the first words form a unit, like "in the beginning if time". There are several words but they form a single time unit.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Q_C

I thought "snygg" was closer to handsome?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/caresrg

Varför inte "Han har dessutom en fin bil?"


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Chrisbilljohn

Why is "Dessutom har han en fin bil" notaccepted?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/desifromitaly

Varför inte "najs"?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Hannorden

Det fungerar också, men det låter mycket informellt


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/pekarekr

dessutom: besides; moreover; further; above all; especially; what's more; above that; furthermore http://www.interglot.com/dictionary/sv/en/translate/dessutom

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