Breakdown of Nej, det skulle inte störa mig.
det
it (neuter)
inte
not
nej
no
mig
me
skulle
would
störa
to disturb
Questions & Answers about Nej, det skulle inte störa mig.
How does the word skulle work here to mean 'would'?
Skulle is the past tense of ska (shall/will), but it is very often used to create a conditional meaning, just like 'would' in English. You use it to talk about hypothetical situations, such as saying 'that would not bother me' (if you happened to do it).
Why does inte come right in the middle of skulle and störa?
This follows the Swedish V2 rule for main clauses. The first verb (skulle) must be in the second position of the sentence. The negation inte always comes immediately after that first verb. The second verb (störa) then follows, which happens to perfectly match the English word order 'would not bother'.
Why is the verb störa used instead of the present tense stör?
Because skulle is a helper verb (an auxiliary verb). Whenever you use a helper verb in Swedish, the main verb that follows it must be in its infinitive (dictionary) form. That is why we use störa instead of stör.
Why do we use det for 'that' instead of den?
In this sentence, 'that' refers to an entire action or situation, rather than a specific physical object. When referring back to a general situation or something someone just said, Swedish always uses the neuter pronoun det.
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