Breakdown of Vi måste översätta texten lite snabbare på den här nivån.
vi
we
snabb
fast
måste
to have to, must
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
den här
this (en)
lite
a little, a bit
översätta
to translate
texten
the text
nivån
the level
Questions & Answers about Vi måste översätta texten lite snabbare på den här nivån.
Why do we use på for "at this level" instead of vid or i?
In Swedish, abstract concepts like levels or stages usually take the preposition på. It helps to memorize the phrase på en nivå (at or on a level) as a set chunk, since prepositions rarely translate exactly from English.
Why is nivån in the definite form when the English translation says "this level"?
Swedish uses a double definite structure with demonstrative pronouns. Whenever you use den här (this) or den där (that), the noun that follows must also be in its definite form. You are literally saying "this the level".
How does the word nivå become nivån?
The base noun is en nivå. Because the word already ends in a stressed vowel, you only add -n to make it definite, rather than the full -en ending.
Is snabbare an adjective or an adverb here?
It is an adverb because it describes the verb översätta. For most Swedish words, the comparative form of the adverb is identical to the comparative form of the adjective. So snabbare covers both "faster" (adjective) and "more quickly" (adverb).
Can I use att before översätta since the English translation is "to translate"?
No, you must drop att here. The word måste is a modal verb, similar to "must" or "should" in English. Modal verbs are always followed directly by the infinitive form of the next verb without att.
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