Breakdown of Forskaren tror att resultatet är rätt.
vara
to be
tro
to believe
rätt
right
att
that
forskaren
the researcher
resultatet
the result
Questions & Answers about Forskaren tror att resultatet är rätt.
Why do we use tror here instead of tycker or tänker?
We use tror because the researcher is expressing a belief or an assumption about something factual (whether the result is correct or not). If they were expressing a personal opinion or taste, they would use tycker. Tänker is used for the active process of using your brain, like when you are actively pondering a problem.
Both forskaren (the researcher) and resultatet (the result) are definite words. Why do they have different endings?
It depends on the grammatical gender of the noun. Forskare is an en-word, so we add -n to make it definite, giving us forskaren. Resultat is an ett-word, so we add -et to make it definite, resulting in resultatet.
Since resultatet is an ett-word, shouldn't the adjective rätt get an extra -t at the end?
Usually, yes! Adjectives describing ett-words get a -t added to them. However, because rätt (correct) already ends in a double -tt, its spelling doesn't change. It looks exactly the same for both en-words and ett-words.
Can I leave out att in Swedish, just like we often drop the word that in English?
Yes, you can! Just like in English, you can often drop att in everyday speech and just say Forskaren tror resultatet är rätt. However, keeping it makes the sentence sound a bit more formal, which fits well with a sentence about scientific research.
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