Word
Källan avslöjar att chefen stjäl pengarna.
Meaning
The source reveals that the boss is stealing the money.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Källan avslöjar att chefen stjäl pengarna.
pengarna
the money
chefen
the boss
stjäla
to steal
att
that
Questions & Answers about Källan avslöjar att chefen stjäl pengarna.
Is the word att required here, or can I drop it like we often drop "that" in English?
You should keep it. In English, you can say "The source reveals the boss is stealing," but in Swedish, you generally must use att to introduce this type of subordinate clause.
If the boss is NOT stealing the money, where would the word inte go in this sentence?
It would go right before the verb in the second part: ...att chefen inte stjäl pengarna. In a subordinate clause (introduced by words like att or om), sentence adverbs like inte always come before the verb. This is an important rule to remember!
Why does the Swedish sentence use pengarna if the English translation is just "the money"?
In Swedish, the word for money (pengar) is almost always plural. To say "the money", you have to use the definite plural form, which is pengarna (literally "the moneys").
How is the beginning of the word stjäl pronounced?
The letter combination stj creates a "sh" sound (the Swedish sje-sound), much like the start of the English word "shoe". The "t" is not pronounced as a hard letter here.
The English translation says "is stealing", but isn't stjäl just the simple present tense "steals"?