Breakdown of Hon köper inget nytt för att minska avfallet.
hon
she
köpa
to buy
att
to
ny
new
för
for, to
inget
nothing / no (neuter)
minska
to reduce
avfallet
the waste
Questions & Answers about Hon köper inget nytt för att minska avfallet.
Why do we use för att here instead of just att?
We use för att to express the purpose of an action, meaning 'in order to'. If you just used att minska, it wouldn't clearly express that reducing waste is her main goal or reason for not buying things.
Why is the verb minska not in the present tense (minskar)?
After the phrase för att, you must always use the infinitive form of the verb (the dictionary form). Even though 'she' is doing the action, minska doesn't get an -r at the end here.
Why is the word for 'new' written as nytt instead of ny?
The word inget (nothing) functions as an ett-word. In Swedish, adjectives must match the gender of the word they describe, so ny gets a -t added to the end to match inget, making it nytt.
Could I say inte något instead of inget?
Yes! inget is essentially a shorter, combined version of inte något (not anything). You could perfectly well say Hon köper inte något nytt, and it would mean exactly the same thing.
Why does avfallet end in -et?
avfallet is the definite form ('the waste') of the ett-word ett avfall (waste). While English might just say 'to reduce waste' generally, Swedish often prefers the definite form here to refer to the specific waste that she would otherwise create.
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