Word
Föreningen värvar volontärer genom att dela ut affischer.
Meaning
The association recruits volunteers by handing out posters.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Föreningen värvar volontärer genom att dela ut affischer.
genom att
by (as in 'by doing something')
volontären
the volunteer
föreningen
the association
affischen
the poster
Questions & Answers about Föreningen värvar volontärer genom att dela ut affischer.
Why is it föreningen and not just förening?
Föreningen is the definite singular form of en förening.
- en förening = an association, a club, an organization
- föreningen = the association / the organization
In Swedish, definiteness is often shown by an ending on the noun, so English the is often built into the word itself.
What form is värvar?
Värvar is the present tense of värva.
- att värva = to recruit, enlist, sign up
- värvar = recruits / is recruiting
Swedish uses the same present-tense form for all subjects:
- jag värvar
- du värvar
- föreningen värvar
So unlike English, there is no extra -s only for he/she/it.
Can värvar mean both recruits and is recruiting?