Hon försöker fuska, men min strategi är för bra.
She is trying to cheat, but my strategy is too good.
Breakdown of Hon försöker fuska, men min strategi är för bra.
vara
to be
hon
she
bra
good / well
försöka
to try
men
but
min
my (min/mitt/mina)
strategin
the strategy
för
too
fuska
to cheat
Questions & Answers about Hon försöker fuska, men min strategi är för bra.
Wait, doesn't för usually mean 'for'? Why does it mean 'too' here?
You are right that för often translates to 'for' in English. However, when it is placed directly before an adjective like bra (good), it acts as a degree adverb meaning 'too' or 'excessively.' So för bra means 'too good.'
The English translation says 'is trying,' but the Swedish sentence just uses försöker. Why isn't there a word for 'is'?
Swedish doesn't have a separate 'is doing' (continuous) tense. The regular present tense försöker translates to both 'tries' and 'is trying' depending on the context. Adding är (is) before the verb is a common mistake for English speakers, but it is incorrect in Swedish!
Why is the verb fuska in its infinitive form, and where is the word for 'to'?
When you chain two verbs together, the first is conjugated (försöker) and the second takes the infinitive form (fuska). While you can say försöker att fuska (tries to cheat), it is very common in Swedish to simply drop the att (to) after certain verbs like försöker, börjar (starts), and slutar (stops).
Why do we use min instead of mitt before strategi?
Possessive pronouns have to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because strategi is an en word (en strategi), you must use the en form of 'my,' which is min. If the noun were an ett word, you would use mitt.
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