Breakdown of Vinner du spelet genom att fuska?
du
you (singular)
spelet
the game
vinna
to win
fuska
to cheat
Questions & Answers about Vinner du spelet genom att fuska?
How does genom att fuska translate to "by cheating" if fuska is just the dictionary form of the verb?
In English, we show the method by using "by" plus an "-ing" verb (like "cheating"). Swedish doesn't use an "-ing" form here. Instead, it uses genom att (literally "through to") followed directly by the infinitive (dictionary) form of the verb, fuska.
Could I leave out att and just say genom fuska?
No, the att is mandatory here. When you follow a preposition like genom (through/by) with an action, Swedish grammar requires you to build an infinitive clause using att + the infinitive verb.
Why is there no word for "do" in the Swedish question?
Swedish doesn't use "do" as a helper verb to ask questions. To turn the statement Du vinner spelet (You win the game) into a yes/no question, you simply swap the subject and the verb: Vinner du spelet? (Win you the game?).
Why is it spelet and not den spel?
The word for "game" is an ett-word: ett spel. To say "the game", you don't use a separate word for "the". Instead, you add the definite suffix -et to the end of the noun, making it spelet.