Breakdown of Vi använder mikrofonen och högtalaren så att publiken hör talaren.
vi
we
och
and
höra
to hear
använda
to use
publiken
the audience
så att
so that
mikrofonen
the microphone
talaren
the speaker (person)
högtalaren
the speaker (audio)
Questions & Answers about Vi använder mikrofonen och högtalaren så att publiken hör talaren.
Why do we use så att here instead of just så?
Så att translates to "so that" and shows the purpose or intended result of the main clause. While just så can mean "so" or "therefore" as a consequence, så att specifically tells us why the microphone is used. Note that it introduces a subordinate clause, so if you added an adverb like inte (not), it would go before the verb: så att publiken inte hör.
Does publiken mean "the public"?
No, in Swedish en publik specifically means an audience or a crowd of spectators at an event. If you want to refer to the general public in society, you would use the word allmänheten.
What is the relationship between högtalaren and talaren in this sentence?
They are built from the same root word! En talare is a person who speaks (the speaker). En högtalare literally means a "loud-speaker" (the electronic device), combining hög (high/loud) with talare.
Why do högtalaren and talaren end in just -n to mean "the", while mikrofonen gets -en?
All of these are en-words. However, nouns that end in the suffix -are (which often denotes a person or tool doing an action) already end in a vowel. To make them definite, you only add -n instead of the full -en.
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