Breakdown of Tålamod är viktigt när man kämpar i flera veckor.
vara
to be
veckan
the week
flera
several
i
for (duration)
viktig
important
när
when
man
one, you (people in general)
kämpa
to struggle
tålamodet
the patience
Questions & Answers about Tålamod är viktigt när man kämpar i flera veckor.
Why is "for several weeks" translated with i instead of på here?
In Swedish, i is used to express how long an ongoing or continuous activity lasts. Since struggling is a continuous action that doesn't have a specific "completion" moment in this sentence, we use i. You would use på to express how long it takes to actually complete or finish a specific task.
Why does viktigt end in a -t in this sentence?
The word tålamod (patience) is an ett word (ett tålamod). When an adjective describes an ett word, it gets a -t at the end. You also use the neuter -t form when making general abstract statements like "Patience is important".
The word man usually means "man", so why does the translation say "one"?
While en man does mean "a man", the pronoun man is used to mean "one", "you", or "people in general". It is used exactly like the general "you" in English, as in "when you struggle for several weeks".
Are flera and många interchangeable here?
Not exactly. Flera specifically translates to "several" or "multiple", whereas många means "many". While "many weeks" and "several weeks" have similar meanings, flera is the exact match for "several" in this sentence.
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