Breakdown of Du får mig att tjata om reglerna.
du
you (singular)
att
to
mig
me
om
about
regeln
the rule
tjata
to nag
få
to make (someone do something)
Questions & Answers about Du får mig att tjata om reglerna.
Why do we need att before tjata when the English translation uses the bare verb in "make me nag"?
When using få to mean "make" or "cause someone to do something," Swedish requires the infinitive marker att. You can remember this by comparing it to the English "You get me TO nag." This is an important difference from låta (to let/allow), which skips the att.
Could I use gör instead of får to say "make me"?
No, you must use får here. While gör (from göra) means "to make" in the sense of creating or producing something (like making a cake), it is never used to mean causing a person to do an action. For causing an action, always use får.
Does tjata just mean to complain?
Tjata specifically means to nag, pester, or harp on something repeatedly. It implies annoying repetition rather than just a single complaint. Just like prata (talk), it pairs with the preposition om to express what you are nagging "about."
How does the word reglerna break down from its root?
It comes from the singular noun en regel (a rule). Because it ends in -el, it drops the second -e- when forming the plural regler (rules). To say "the rules," you add the definite plural suffix -na to get reglerna.
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