Questions & Answers about Vi har nått målet för projektet.
Why is the verb spelled nått here?
Nått is the supinum (the form used after har or hade) of the verb att nå (to reach). Nå belongs to Group 3, which consists of short verbs ending in a vowel. To form the supinum for Group 3 verbs, you add -tt to the infinitive, making it nått.
Both målet and projektet end in -et. Are they the same type of word?
Yes, both ett mål (a goal) and ett projekt (a project) are neuter nouns, often called ett-words. To make them definite (meaning "the" goal or "the" project), you add -et to the end of the base word.
How does the spelling of nått affect its pronunciation?
Because nått ends in a double consonant (tt), the vowel before it (å) is pronounced as a short vowel. This is a very reliable pronunciation rule in Swedish: a double consonant makes the preceding vowel short.
Why do we use för instead of av or till to say "for the project"?
While av can mean "of" and till can mean "to" or "for" (like giving a gift), för is used here because it describes what the goal relates to or exists for. Målet för projektet is the natural way to say "the goal of/for the project" in Swedish.