Word
Man måste följa den där regeln för hälsan.
Meaning
You must follow that rule for your health.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Man måste följa den där regeln för hälsan.
måste
to have to, must
för
for, to
man
one, you (people in general)
följa
to follow
Questions & Answers about Man måste följa den där regeln för hälsan.
The translation says "You must", but the Swedish uses man måste. Why not use du?
Man is a generic pronoun, meaning "one" or a general "you". It is used for statements, rules, or facts that apply to people in general rather than the specific person you are speaking to. If you used du, it would sound like a specific command aimed only at the listener.
Why is it följa instead of the present tense följer?
Måste (must/have to) is a helper verb, also called a modal verb. Just like in English, the main verb that comes directly after it must be in its basic dictionary form (the infinitive), without the word att (to). Therefore, it is måste följa.
Why does regeln have a definite ending when den där already means "that"?
In Swedish, when you use pointers like den där (that) or den här (this), the noun that follows must also be in its definite form. It feels a bit like saying "that the rule". You need both the pointer den där and the definite ending -n on regel to make it grammatically correct.
The English says "for your health", but Swedish says för hälsan (for the health). Why is there no possessive word?