Breakdown of Eftersom budgeten är liten har vi färre möten.
vara
to be
vi
we
ha
to have
mötet
the meeting
liten
small
eftersom
since, because
budgeten
the budget
färre
fewer
Questions & Answers about Eftersom budgeten är liten har vi färre möten.
Why do we use färre here instead of mindre?
Färre means "fewer" and is the comparative form of få (few). You use it for things you can count, like möten (meetings). If you were talking about an uncountable noun, like "less money" or "less time", you would use mindre.
Why is the word order har vi instead of vi har?
This is the Swedish V2 rule in action! The verb must be the second piece of information in the main clause. Because the entire first phrase (Eftersom budgeten är liten) takes up position one, the verb har has to come next, pushing the subject vi to the third spot.
Why is the word for small liten here, rather than litet or små?
Adjectives have to match the noun they describe. Budgeten is a singular "en" word, so we use the standard "en" form liten. If it were an "ett" word it would be litet, and if it were plural it would be små.
How is the plural of möte formed here?
The singular is ett möte. For "ett" words that end in a vowel, you create the plural simply by adding -n to the end. So, ett möte becomes flera möten (several meetings).
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