Arrangören samordnar volontärarbetet genom att ringa sponsorn.

to call

Breakdown of Arrangören samordnar volontärarbetet genom att ringa sponsorn.

• genom att: by (as in 'by doing something')
• volontärarbetet: the volunteer work
• arrangören: the organizer

Questions & Answers about Arrangören samordnar volontärarbetet genom att ringa sponsorn.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the in this sentence?

In Swedish, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

So:

• arrangör = organizer

• arrangören = the organizer

• sponsor = sponsor

• sponsorn = the sponsor

• volontärarbete = volunteer work
• volontärarbetet = the volunteer work

This is very common in Swedish. English says the organizer, but Swedish often says arrangören as a single word.

What is the basic dictionary form of arrangören, volontärarbetet, and sponsorn?

Their basic forms are:

• arrangören → arrangör
• volontärarbetet → volontärarbete
• sponsorn → sponsor

The endings show definiteness:

• -en is a common definite ending for many en-words
• -et is a common definite ending for many ett-words

So if you look words up in a dictionary, you usually need the indefinite base form.

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