Word
Han löser problemet utan att stressa.
Meaning
He solves the problem without stressing.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Han löser problemet utan att stressa.
han
he
problemet
the problem
lösa
to solve
utan att
without
Questions & Answers about Han löser problemet utan att stressa.
Why do we use "utan att stressa" instead of a Swedish "-ing" word for "without stressing"?
In English, we use "without" plus an "-ing" verb. Swedish handles this differently. To say you do something without doing another action, you use the phrase utan att followed by the infinitive form of the verb, which is stressa here.
Can I just say "utan stressa" and leave out the word "att"?
No, you need att when a verb follows. The word utan on its own means "without" only before a noun, like utan problem (without problems). When it connects to a verb, it must be the full phrase utan att.
Why is the word for "the problem" problemet and not problemen?
Problem is an ett-word. To say "the problem" in the singular, you add -et, making it problemet. If you wanted to say "the problems" in the plural, it would be problemen.
What is the base form of the verb löser?
The infinitive base form is lösa (to solve). To make it present tense, we drop the final "-a" and add -er to the root to get löser.