Questions & Answers about Jag ser att skärmen inte fungerar.
Why is inte placed before the verb fungerar here?
Because att skärmen inte fungerar is a subordinate clause (a clause that can't stand alone as a complete sentence). In a normal main clause, inte comes after the verb. But in subordinate clauses, Swedish uses the "BIFF" rule: Bisats (subordinate clause), Inte Före (before) Finita verbet (the conjugated verb). Therefore, inte goes right before fungerar.
How do I know that att skärmen inte fungerar is a subordinate clause?
It is introduced by the word att (that). Words like att, om (if), and eftersom (because) act as connecting words that attach a subordinate clause to a main clause (like Jag ser). If you took away the main clause, the remaining words wouldn't form a normal, complete sentence on their own.
Could I use jobbar instead of fungerar to mean the screen doesn't "work"?
No, you have to use fungerar here. In Swedish, jobbar (or arbetar) is only used for people or animals doing labor or having a job. When talking about machines, technology, or systems functioning correctly, you always use fungerar.
Is skärmen an en-word or an ett-word?