Breakdown of Hon förbättrar resultatet utan att märka det.
hon
she
det
it (neuter)
resultatet
the result
förbättra
to improve
utan att
without
märka
to notice
Questions & Answers about Hon förbättrar resultatet utan att märka det.
Why does Swedish use the infinitive märka instead of an "-ing" form like "noticing"?
English uses an "-ing" word after a preposition, like "without noticing". Swedish does not do this. Instead, you use the phrase utan att followed by the infinitive form of the verb, which is märka (to notice).
Can I drop the att and just say utan märka det?
No, you must include att. The preposition utan alone just means "without" (for example, utan socker for "without sugar"). When you want to say "without doing an action", the rule requires the full phrase utan att plus the infinitive verb.
How does the ending of resultatet show its gender?
The word means "the result", and it has the definite suffix -et attached to the base word resultat. This tells you it is an ett-word (ett resultat). En-words would end in -en instead.
What is the infinitive form of förbättrar?
The infinitive is förbättra (to improve). It is a regular group 1 verb, so it forms the present tense simply by adding an -r to the end.
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