"När de kom till sjukhuset var barnet redan dött."

Translation: When they came to the hospital the child was already dead.

[devalanteriel]

I just want to add that this sentence will not make it to the next tree. I do not usually think triggers are a good reason to dictate course contents, but this specific case I'd say is a bit over the line.

[AmberjackCZ]

It is not a pleasant sentence, but there's no reason to be so squeamish.

[OpenVMS]

As for me "En ung kvinna var överkörd av bussen" is much worser.

[devalanteriel]

I suspect different people with different experiences will find different sentences the most disturbing. Either way, I will be looking over the entire course for things like this as the new tree is being built.

[VeljkoVrba]

Thank you for that. I am a doctor and used to various experiences. But very unpleasant sentence indeed.

[Auronius]

Any idea when that new tree would launch? Theoretically?

[devalanteriel]

No, sorry. I am no longer on the team, so I couldn't say.

[Auronius]

Okay! Thanks for all you did for the course, though. I see your helpful comments all over. It's been a treat to learn from you :3

[devalanteriel]

Thank you. I appreciate that. :)

[Tricia888303]

For me it came right after "Why is the kitchen full of blood?", and it seemed quite logical.

[MaryBeth378619]

You need to know how to sat these things. Perhaps ... The patient was already died. That might soften the blow.

[OpenVMS]

How should I change the sentence in case I sweep the subclauses? Barnet var redan dött när de kom till sjukhuset?

[David383615]

Sounds right to me, but im no Swede.

[devalanteriel]

Exactly correct. The verb var has moved in this case because the subclause occupies first position. But in the rewrite, there's no need for that.

[datzysve]

Unpleasant sentence... very disturbing. What's the point?

[Will709432]

The weird, horrific, strange seem to stick in my mind more easily than just bland old sentences easily forgotten, so I'm not complaining :) I took a memory course years ago and one method for good recall was to associate imaginative, weird imagery, which I found actually worked.

[devalanteriel]

Please refer to my above comment.

[l7FU7ZwH]

Would not be past perfect more natural for the sencond sentence (in both english and swedish)?

[Trilby16]

I was surprised to come across such a downbeat sentence here! Seems I'm not the only one.

[DMcSea]

Jag ska skriva under Duo Plus om ni ta det skotska ordet bairn for barn i det engelska erm... translation

[devalanteriel]

You want teckna för Duo Plus, unless you intend to actually write your signature on it. Alas, I think that "bairn" isn't a great candidate for inclusion under the current system, since there are roughly one kazillion sentences using barn and each would have to be updated manually. If Duolingo ever updates their system to something that would facilitate this, then why not. :)

[sotnosen93]

That's "den engelska översättningen" ^^ Also, "om ni tar".

[ClarkJensen21]

I would have used "dodd" in this sentence instead of "dott". What am i missing?

[devalanteriel]

You mean död (note the spelling), but that's for singular en-words, and barn is an ett-word.

[James704885]

How do you tell (without a college essay) when to do things like put the VAR in front of BARNET? I cannot remember the rule and I get mentally tripped up by longer sentences because of it

[Tricia888303]

The rule is Verb 2--the verb comes as the second element of the sentence, after the opening clause "When they came to the hospital".