Breakdown of Gemenskapen är viktig därför att vi samarbetar.
vara
to be
vi
we
viktig
important
därför att
because
samarbeta
to cooperate
gemenskapen
the community
Questions & Answers about Gemenskapen är viktig därför att vi samarbetar.
The current lesson is about varandra (each other). Why isn't it used in this sentence?
The verb samarbetar already means to work together or cooperate. While you could say vi samarbetar med varandra (we cooperate with each other), it is usually unnecessary because the reciprocal meaning is already built right into the verb.
How does the word samarbetar get its meaning?
It is a compound word made of the prefix sam- (meaning together or co-) and the verb arbetar (work). You will see sam- in many Swedish words about doing things with others, such as samtal (conversation) or samhälle (society).
Could I just say därför instead of därför att here?
No, because they mean different things. Därför att means because and introduces a reason, just like in this sentence. If you only use därför, it means therefore or that is why, which would completely change the meaning and word order.
Why is the word Gemenskapen in the definite form here?
It is the definite form of the en-word en gemenskap. In Swedish, abstract concepts like community, society, or nature are frequently used in the definite form when talking about them in a general sense.
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