Questions & Answers about Han ger aldrig upp fastän han är trött.
What is the difference between fastän and fast in this sentence?
Both mean "even though" or "although", and you can use them interchangeably here. Saying Han ger aldrig upp fast han är trött is just as correct, and fast is actually more common in everyday spoken Swedish.
Why is the adverb aldrig (never) placed in the middle of ger upp (gives up)?
Att ge upp is a phrasal verb. In a main clause like this one, Swedish word order rules dictate that sentence adverbs like aldrig or inte must come right after the first verb (ger) and before the particle (upp).
If I wanted to say "even though he is not tired", where would inte go in the second half?
It would be fastän han inte är trött. Because fastän starts a subordinate clause (a supporting part of the sentence that can't stand alone), sentence adverbs like inte or aldrig must go before the verb.
What is the infinitive (base form) of the verb ger?
The infinitive is ge (to give). It is an irregular verb, which is why the present tense is ger instead of just adding an "r". When combined with upp, it translates to "give up".