Breakdown of Forskaren fokuserar på om fördelen med projektet är större än nackdelen.
vara
to be
stor
big
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
med
with
projektet
the project
forskaren
the researcher
om
if, whether
än
than
fokusera
to focus
fördelen
the advantage
nackdelen
the disadvantage
Questions & Answers about Forskaren fokuserar på om fördelen med projektet är större än nackdelen.
Can I skip på and just say fokuserar om since om starts a new clause?
No, you need to keep på. The verb fokusera requires the preposition på to express focusing on something. In Swedish, when a verb phrase includes a preposition, you must keep that preposition even if the next word is an indirect question starting with om (whether) or a clause starting with att (that).
Why is the preposition med used here for the advantage of the project?
In English you talk about the advantage of something, but in Swedish the set phrase is fördelen med (the advantage with). The same applies to its opposite, nackdelen med (the disadvantage with).
What is the base form of the word större?
The base form is stor, meaning big, large, or great. It has an irregular comparative form, changing its vowel and adding an extra r to become större (greater), and störst for the superlative (greatest).
Forskaren means the researcher, but how does the definite form work for words ending in -are?
For nouns ending in -are, such as en forskare (a researcher) or en lärare (a teacher), you only add -n to make them definite. They become forskaren and läraren.
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