Han fuskar trots att alla tittar.

Fuskar means cheats.

The verb is fuska = to cheat. It can be used for things like:

• cheating on a test
• cheating in a game
• breaking rules unfairly

So Han fuskar = He is cheating / He cheats.

In this sentence, Swedish uses the present tense, which can often translate as either simple present or present progressive in English depending on context.

Because fuskar is the present tense form of the verb.

For many Swedish verbs, the infinitive ends in -a and the present tense ends in -ar:

• fuska = to cheat
• fuskar = cheats / is cheating

So:

• Han fuskar = He cheats / He is cheating

This is very common in Swedish:

• titta → tittar
• prata → pratar
• jobba → jobbar

Trots att means although, even though, or despite the fact that.

It introduces a contrast:

• Han fuskar trots att alla tittar.
• He is cheating even though everyone is watching.

It is a fixed expression, so learners should usually remember it as one chunk: trots att.

Because trots att is the normal Swedish conjunction meaning although / even though.

You generally learn it as a set phrase.

Compare:

• trots regnet = despite the rain
• trots att det regnar = despite the fact that it is raining / although it is raining

So:

• trots + noun phrase
• trots att + clause

In your sentence, alla tittar is a full clause, so Swedish uses trots att.

Alla means everyone or all people here.

So:

• alla tittar = everyone is watching

It can also mean all in other contexts:

• alla böcker = all the books
• alla barnen = all the children

In this sentence, it refers to people in general: everyone.

Because alla is the subject, and tittar is the verb.

• alla = everyone
• tittar = watches / is watching / looks

So alla tittar is a complete clause: everyone is watching.

Tittare is a noun meaning viewer or watcher, so it would not fit here.

Tittar comes from titta, which usually means look or watch.

Depending on context, it can mean:

• look
• be looking
• watch
• be watching

In this sentence, alla tittar is naturally understood as everyone is watching or everyone is looking.

Good question. Swedish often uses titta på when you say what someone is watching or looking at:

• Han tittar på TV. = He is watching TV.
• Alla tittar på honom. = Everyone is looking at him.

But if no object is stated, Swedish can simply say tittar:

• alla tittar = everyone is watching / everyone is looking

So the sentence leaves the target of the looking unstated. It just says that everyone is watching.

In Swedish, it is just present tense.

Swedish does not usually distinguish between:

• he cheats
• he is cheating

The context tells you which English translation fits better.

So Han fuskar could mean:

• He cheats
  or
• He is cheating

In this sentence, He is cheating is probably the most natural English translation.

Because trots att introduces a subordinate clause, and in that clause the normal order is subject + verb:

• alla = subject
• tittar = verb

So:

• trots att alla tittar

This is normal Swedish subordinate clause word order.

A useful comparison:

• Main clause: Alla tittar.
• Subordinate clause: ... trots att alla tittar.

The order stays subject + verb here.

Yes. If the subordinate clause comes first, the main clause usually has inversion.

So you can say:

• Han fuskar trots att alla tittar.
• Trots att alla tittar fuskar han.

In the second version, fuskar han shows the typical main-clause inversion after an initial clause.

Both mean the same thing.

Yes, sometimes.

Common alternatives include:

• fast = although / but
• även om = even if / even though

Examples:

• Han fuskar fast alla tittar.
• Han fuskar även om alla tittar.

But trots att is a very clear and standard choice for even though / although in this kind of sentence.

No. It is capitalized only because it is the first word of the sentence.

Normally, han is written with a lowercase h in Swedish:

• han fuskar
• jag ser honom
• hon tittar

So the capital letter here is just standard sentence capitalization.

A rough guide is:

• trots ≈ trohts
• att ≈ short aht

Together: trots att

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• o in trots is not like the English o in go
• tt in att makes the preceding vowel short
• Swedish rhythm is usually smoother and less stressed than an English speaker may expect

You do not need perfect pronunciation right away, but it helps to learn trots att as one unit.

Yes, it is perfectly natural.

It is short, clear, and idiomatic:

• Han fuskar = He is cheating
• trots att = even though
• alla tittar = everyone is watching

So it sounds like normal everyday Swedish.