Word
Vi måste översätta texten lite snabbare på den här nivån.
Meaning
We have to translate the text a little faster at this level.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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)
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 since the English translation is "to translate"?