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Anders Holmberg and Christer Platzack (2005). The Scandinavian Languages.
URL: http://home.uchicago.edu/~merchant/classes/comp.gmc.syntax.seminar/holmberg.platzack.2005.pdf
(Last accessed 2009-07-23).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 3049&langcode=swe (2021-04-10).
Example #1:
( 1 ) a . H a n hittade faktiskt pengarna under sängen. ( subj + tensed verb)
he found actually money-the under bed-the
He actually found the money under the bed.
Example #2:
e. Sjuk var han inte. ( predicative + tensed verb)
sick was he not
He was not sick.
Example #3:
f. Ut kastade han bollen. ( particle + tensed verb)
out threw he ball-the
He threw the ball out.
Example #4:
g. Hittade han faktiskt pengarna under sängen? ( tensed verb initial yes/no-
found he actually money-the under bed-the
Did he actually find the money under the bed?
Example #5:
h. Han kunde faktiskt ha hittat pengarna under sängen. (subj + tensed auxiliary)
he might actually have found money-the under bed-the
He actually might have found the money under the bed.
Example #6:
(3)Han hade hittat pengarna under sängen igår.
he had found money-the under bed-the yesterday
He had found the money under the bed yesterday.
Example #7:
(4)a. efter att ha öppnat brevet ....
after to have opened letter-the
after having opened the letter
Example #8:
(i) Fisken blev uppäten.
fish-the became upeaten
The fish was eaten up.
Example #9:
(22) a. (Han lovade) att inte läsa boken. Swedish; the same in Da, Norw
he promised to not read book-the
He promised not to read the book.
Example #10:
b. Kysst henne har jag inte (bara hållit henne i handen) Swedish
kissed her have I not only held her by hand-the
Kissed her I haven't (only held her by the hand).
Example #11:
( i ) bilden av kungen
picture.DEF of king.DEF
`the picture of the king'
Example #12:
(44) Ser du storsvartbilen jänna?
see you big-black-car-DEF there
'Do you see that big, black, car? '
Example #13:
(ii) Kor är kloka.
cows are clever
'Cows are clever'