Word
Lars är sjuk. Därför måste du navigera.
Meaning
Lars is sick. Therefore you must navigate.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Lars är sjuk. Därför måste du navigera.
vara
to be
du
you (singular)
måste
to have to, must
sjuk
sick
Questions & Answers about Lars är sjuk. Därför måste du navigera.
Why does the second sentence say "Därför måste du" instead of "Därför du måste"?
Because Swedish has a strict "V2" (verb-second) rule for main clauses, meaning the verb must be the second element in the sentence. Here, the word Därför takes the first spot, so the verb måste has to come immediately after it, pushing the subject du to the third spot.
What is the difference between "därför" and "därför att"?
Därför means "therefore" or "so". It shows the result of a situation and starts a new main clause (which triggers the V2 rule). Därför att means "because" and introduces the reason for a situation. If you wanted to use "because" here, you would say: Du måste navigera därför att Lars är sjuk.
Why isn't there an "att" (to) before "navigera"?
The word måste (must / have to) is a modal verb. Just like in English, Swedish modal verbs are followed directly by the infinitive form of the main verb without using att. You wouldn't say "you must to navigate" in English, and you don't use att here in Swedish either.
If I were talking about two people being sick, would the word "sjuk" change?
Yes! Adjectives in Swedish change to match the noun they describe. Since Lars is one person, the adjective is the singular sjuk. If you were talking about multiple people, you would add an -a for the plural form: De är sjuka (They are sick).