Draget blockerar motspelaren trots att strategin är enkel.

Because draget is the definite singular form of drag, which is a neuter noun.

• ett drag = a move
• draget = the move

In this sentence, it refers to a specific move, not just any move.

Here, drag means move, especially in a game, strategy, or tactical context.

Depending on context, drag can have other meanings in Swedish too, but in a sentence like this, a learner should usually understand it as a game move, tactical move, or strategic action.

Blockerar is the present tense of the verb blockera.

• att blockera = to block
• blockerar = blocks / is blocking

Swedish present tense often ends in -r.

So:

• Draget blockerar motspelaren = The move blocks the opponent

Swedish present tense can often translate as either simple present or present continuous in English, depending on context.

Motspelaren means the opponent.

It comes from:

• motspelare = opponent
• motspelaren = the opponent

The ending -n here marks the definite singular form for a common-gender noun.

Because the sentence is talking about a specific opponent, not just any opponent.

Compare:

• en motspelare = an opponent
• motspelaren = the opponent

So the sentence means that the move blocks the opponent, not just an opponent in general.

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

It introduces a contrast:

• Draget blockerar motspelaren = The move blocks the opponent
• trots att strategin är enkel = even though the strategy is simple

So the idea is that something effective happens even though the strategy itself is simple.

Because trots att works as a fixed conjunction meaning although/even though.

You should learn it as a whole expression.

Compare:

• trots
  • noun = despite
    • trots regnet = despite the rain
• trots att
  • clause = although / even though
    • trots att strategin är enkel = although the strategy is simple

So if a full clause follows, att is needed.

Strategin is the definite singular form of strategi.

• en strategi = a strategy
• strategin = the strategy

So this sentence is referring to a specific strategy.

Because enkel agrees with strategin, and strategi is a common-gender noun.

For predicate adjectives after är, Swedish still shows agreement:

• strategin är enkel = the strategy is simple
• draget är enkelt = the move is simple

So:

• common gender singular: enkel
• neuter singular: enkelt

Since strategin is an en-word, enkel is correct.

Because this is a subordinate clause introduced by trots att.

The basic clause is:

• strategin är enkel = the strategy is simple

That same order appears here because there is no adverb in the clause affecting placement.

A useful thing to know is that Swedish subordinate clauses often differ from main clauses mainly in the position of sentence adverbs like inte.

For example:

• main clause: Strategin är inte enkel
• subordinate clause: ... trots att strategin inte är enkel

So this sentence looks straightforward, but it is still a subordinate clause.

Yes. The sentence starts with the main clause and then adds a subordinate clause of contrast.

Structure:

• Draget blockerar motspelaren = main clause
• trots att strategin är enkel = subordinate clause

This is a very common Swedish pattern.

If you started with the trots att clause instead, the main clause would show inversion:

• Trots att strategin är enkel blockerar draget motspelaren.

That happens because Swedish main clauses follow the V2 rule, where the finite verb comes in second position.

Yes. In this sentence, blockera directly takes the object motspelaren.

• Draget blockerar motspelaren

That is normal Swedish grammar. No preposition is needed here.

A close word-for-word breakdown is:

• Draget = the move
• blockerar = blocks
• motspelaren = the opponent
• trots att = even though / although
• strategin = the strategy
• är = is
• enkel = simple

So the sentence maps quite neatly onto English:

The move blocks the opponent even though the strategy is simple.

A rough learner-friendly pronunciation might be:

DRAH-get block-EH-rar MOHT-speh-lah-ren trohts at strateh-GEEN air EN-kel

A few helpful notes:

• draget: the g is pronounced
• blockerar: stress is on -re-
• motspelaren: stress is on mot
• strategin: stress is on the last syllable, -gin
• är sounds roughly like air, though not exactly the same as in English

Pronunciation varies a bit by dialect, but this will help you recognize it.