Breakdown of Det är resultatet som hon är stolt över.
vara
to be
hon
she
det
it (neuter)
resultatet
the result
som
who / which / that (relative pronoun)
stolt över
proud of
Questions & Answers about Det är resultatet som hon är stolt över.
Since we're learning about dropping the article for general statements, why does resultatet have the definite -et ending here?
The zero article rule applies when you are talking about general concepts or uncountable mass nouns (like saying "I drink coffee"). Here, she isn't just proud of "results" in general, but rather one specific, countable result. Therefore, resultat needs its definite -et ending to mean "the result".
Why use the Det är ... som structure instead of just saying Hon är stolt över resultatet?
This structure is used for emphasis. Just like in English ("It is the result that..."), framing it this way puts the spotlight on resultatet. It implies she is proud of the result specifically, perhaps as opposed to the effort or the process that got her there.
Why is the preposition över hanging at the very end of the sentence?
Just like in English ("the result that she is proud of"), Swedish frequently leaves the preposition at the end of a relative clause. Furthermore, when you use the relative pronoun som (that/which), the preposition must go at the end—you can never place a preposition directly before som.
Is the preposition for "proud of" always över?
Yes, "proud of" translates to the fixed phrase stolt över in Swedish. Because prepositions rarely translate one-to-one between languages (since över usually translates to "over"), it is best to memorize stolt över as a set pair.
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