Breakdown of Vi besöker samma mässa idag för att nätverka.
vi
we
idag
today
att
to
besöka
to visit
för
for, to
samma
same
mässan
the fair
nätverka
to network
Questions & Answers about Vi besöker samma mässa idag för att nätverka.
Why is it samma mässa and not den samma mässan?
In Swedish, the word samma (same) usually stands alone without an article like 'the' before it. Additionally, the noun that follows samma must be in its bare, indefinite form. That is why 'the same fair' translates simply to samma mässa rather than using the definite form mässan.
Why do we use för att here instead of just att?
The phrase för att is used before an infinitive verb to express purpose, meaning 'in order to.' If you want to say you are doing an action specifically in order to achieve a goal, you must use för att. Just using att would be grammatically incomplete here.
Is nätverka a regular Swedish verb?
Yes, even though it is a modern loanword from the English word 'network,' it has been fully adopted as a Swedish verb. It follows the regular Group 1 conjugation pattern, adding an -r for the present tense (nätverkar) and -de for the past tense (nätverkade).
What happens to the sentence if I want to emphasize that we are going 'today'?
You can move the time word to the front to say Idag besöker vi samma mässa för att nätverka. Because of the Swedish V2 rule, the verb besöker must remain in the second position, which forces the subject vi to move directly after it.
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