Swedish: An Essential Grammar, 2nd edition

12.7.5
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Word order
and sentence
structure
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Other cases in which inte is moved from its usual position result from a
desire to restrict its effect from negating the entire clause to negating only
a word or group of words:
Alla pojkar ljuger inte.
=
either:
Some boys do not lie.
or:
No boys lie.
Inte alla pojkar ljuger.
=
Not all boys lie(, but some do).
Passive transformation
By transforming the active verb into a passive form, elements may be
moved radically within the clause:
Active verb
Eleverna (S) tyckte mycket om henne (O).
The pupils liked her a lot.
Passive verb
Hon (S) var mycket omtyckt av eleverna (Agent)
(men inte av kollegorna).
She was much liked by the pupils (but not by her
colleagues).
Passive transformation can be used in either main or subordinate clauses
(cf. topicalization, 12.7.1). For the position of elements in the passive
sentence, see 12.6.9, examples 10, 11.