Word
De vill inte ge upp fast mörkret är här.
Meaning
They do not want to give up although the darkness is here.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about De vill inte ge upp fast mörkret är här.
Why is fast used here instead of men?
Fast means "although" or "even though," introducing a concession or contrast to the main clause. While men just means "but," fast specifically emphasizes that they aren't giving up in spite of the darkness. You can also use fastän here with the exact same meaning.
Does fast change the word order in the clause that follows it?
Because fast is a subordinating conjunction, it starts a subordinate clause. In Swedish subordinate clauses, a negation like inte would normally go before the verb. However, in this specific clause (mörkret är här), there is no inte, so the word order looks just like a normal sentence: subject (mörkret), verb (är), and location (här).
Is ge upp treated as a single unit?
Yes, ge upp (to give up) is a particle verb. In Swedish, the stress falls heavily on the particle (upp), and the two words usually stay closely together. Unlike English where you might say "give it up," in Swedish you don't split the verb and its particle.
Why is the word for "the darkness" spelled mörkret instead of "mörkeret"?