For your sake
When you make a sacrifice or relocate for a partner, you often do it "for their sake." In Swedish, this is expressed with the construction för ... skull.
To say "for my sake" or "for your sake," place a possessive pronoun (like min, din, hans, hennes, or vår) between för (for) and skull (sake).
| I was going to leave the dream job for your sake. | Jag skulle lämna drömjobbet för din skull. |
| He makes the difficult compromise for my sake. | Han gör den svåra kompromissen för min skull. |
For the sake of others
If you are doing something for the sake of a specific person, group, or thing—rather than using a pronoun—use the genitive form of the noun. Simply add an -s to the end of the noun before adding skull.
- familjen (the family) -> familjens (the family's)
- relationen (the relationship) -> relationens (the relationship's)
| We planned the move for the family's sake. | Vi planerade flytten för familjens skull. |
| We made big sacrifices for the sake of the relationship. | Vi gjorde stora uppoffringar för relationens skull. |
Compromise and adaptation
Moving and changing careers often requires making a compromise (att kompromissa) or adapting yourself (att anpassa sig). Notice how the för ... skull construction works just as well with abstract nouns to express doing something "for the sake of" well-being or shared goals.
| We must adapt ourselves for the sake of well-being. | Vi måste anpassa oss för trivselns skull. |
| I am prepared to compromise for the children's sake. | Jag är beredd att kompromissa för barnens skull. |