Sponsorn ger en donation för att välgörenheten ska kunna hjälpa.

The sponsor makes a donation so that the charity can help.

Breakdown of Sponsorn ger en donation för att välgörenheten ska kunna hjälpa.

• en: a
• kunna: can
• ska: will
• för att: in order to

Questions & Answers about Sponsorn ger en donation för att välgörenheten ska kunna hjälpa.

Why is it Sponsorn and not just sponsor?

Because sponsorn is the definite singular form: the sponsor.

In Swedish, nouns often show definiteness by adding an ending:

• en sponsor = a sponsor
• sponsorn = the sponsor

So Sponsorn ger en donation ... means The sponsor gives a donation ...

Why does it say en donation but välgörenheten?

This is the difference between indefinite and definite nouns.

• en donation = a donation
• välgörenheten = the charity

So the sentence is talking about:

• one donation, not a specific previously mentioned one
• a specific charity, or at least the charity as the intended recipient/helper

Also, both donation and välgörenhet are en-words, so their forms are:

• en donation → donationen
• en välgörenhet → välgörenheten

What does för att mean here?