Learn Swedish: Han säger att han är vegetarian och att han aldrig äter fläskkött. - He says that he is a vegetarian and that he never eats pork.

This is because att han aldrig äter fläskkött is a subordinate clause (a clause starting with att). In Swedish, we use the BIFF rule for these clauses, which means that sentence adverbs like aldrig (never), inte (not), and alltid (always) must be placed before the verb. If this were a main sentence standing on its own, the verb would come first: Han äter aldrig fläskkött.

Why is att repeated after och?

It is best practice in Swedish to repeat the subjunction att (that) when linking two subordinate clauses with och (and). This makes it perfectly clear that the second part is also a subordinate clause, which reminds you that you need to use the special BIFF word order again.

The English translation says 'is a vegetarian', but where is the word for 'a' in Swedish?

In Swedish, you usually drop the indefinite article (en or ett) when stating someone's profession, nationality, or core personal identity like a dietary choice. Therefore, we say Han är vegetarian rather than Han är en vegetarian.

How is the word fläskkött built?