Word
Trots att laget redovisat syftet, förstår vi inte.
Meaning
Even though the team has presented the purpose, we do not understand.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Trots att laget redovisat syftet, förstår vi inte.
vi
we
inte
not
förstå
to understand
laget
the team
Questions & Answers about Trots att laget redovisat syftet, förstår vi inte.
Why is the verb redovisat used by itself without har?
In Swedish subordinate clauses, which here is introduced by trots att, you can drop the helping verbs har and hade. This omission is common in both written and spoken Swedish. So laget redovisat means exactly the same as laget har redovisat (the team has presented).
Why is the word order förstår vi inte instead of vi förstår inte?
The V2 (verb-second) rule applies here. The entire subordinate clause before the comma counts as the first block of information. To keep the main verb in the second position, the main clause must start immediately with the verb förstår, followed by the subject vi.
Can I just say Trots laget without att?
Not if you are introducing a full clause with a subject and a verb. Trots by itself is a preposition meaning 'despite', used directly before a noun phrase (like trots regnet - despite the rain). Because the team is performing an action here, you must use the conjunction trots att (even though / despite the fact that).
What is the base form of syftet?