Resultatet visar att samarbetet fungerar.

The -et ending is the definite form of many Swedish neuter nouns.

• ett resultat = a result

• resultatet = the result

• ett samarbete = a collaboration / a cooperation
• samarbetet = the collaboration / the cooperation

So in this sentence:

• Resultatet = the result
• samarbetet = the collaboration

Swedish usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

In Swedish, nouns belong to one of two grammatical genders:

• en-words
• ett-words

Both resultat and samarbete are ett-words, so they take:

• ett resultat
• ett samarbete

This affects both the indefinite form and the definite ending:

• ett resultat → resultatet
• ett samarbete → samarbetet

Unfortunately, noun gender often has to be learned with the word.

Visar is the present tense of the verb visa, which usually means to show.

• visa = infinitive, to show
• visar = present tense, shows

So:

• Resultatet visar ... = The result shows ...

A useful point for English speakers: Swedish present tense verbs do not change depending on the subject.

• jag visar = I show
• du visar = you show
• resultatet visar = the result shows

The verb form stays visar.

Att here means that and introduces a subordinate clause.

• Resultatet visar att samarbetet fungerar.
• The result shows that the collaboration works.

So the sentence has two parts:

1. Resultatet visar = the result shows
2. att samarbetet fungerar = that the collaboration works

In everyday English, that can often be omitted, but in Swedish att is commonly kept in sentences like this.

Fungerar is the present tense of fungera, meaning to function, to work, or to operate.

• fungera = to function / to work
• fungerar = functions / works

In this sentence, fungerar means something like is working well or is functioning.

So:

• samarbetet fungerar = the collaboration works

Just like visar, the present tense form is the same for all subjects.

Because in Swedish subordinate clauses, the subject usually comes before the verb.

So after att, the normal order is:

• att + subject + verb

Here:

• att samarbetet fungerar

This is one of the basic patterns of Swedish clause structure. English does the same here:

• that the collaboration works

So this part is actually quite similar to English.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Samarbete is a broad word for working together. In English, that might be translated as:

• cooperation
• collaboration
• sometimes partnership in certain contexts

So samarbetet fungerar could mean:

• the cooperation works
• the collaboration is working
• the partnership is functioning well

The best translation depends on the situation.

Yes. Even if the basic meaning is the same, English may phrase it differently depending on style.

Possible translations include:

• The result shows that the collaboration works.
• The results show that the collaboration is working.
• The result indicates that the cooperation is effective.
• The findings show that the collaboration works well.

A learner should still understand the Swedish structure literally as:

• Resultatet = the result
• visar = shows
• att = that
• samarbetet = the collaboration
• fungerar = works / functions

A rough pronunciation guide for an English speaker could be:

reh-sool-TAH-tet VEE-sar at sam-ahr-BEH-tet foong-EH-rar

A few helpful notes:

• r in Swedish is not usually like an English r
• u in fungerar is not the English oo, but foong is a rough approximation
• the stress is roughly on:
  • resultatet
  • visar
  • samarbetet
  • fungerar

If you are learning pronunciation, it is especially useful to listen to native audio, because Swedish vowel quality and melody are important.

It could, but that changes the style and emphasis.

The original sentence:

• Resultatet visar att samarbetet fungerar.

starts with the result, so the focus is on what the result demonstrates.

A version like:

• Samarbetet fungerar, visar resultatet.

is more marked and less neutral. It sounds more like The collaboration works, the result shows.

For learners, the original version is the most standard and natural choice in normal written Swedish.