Breakdown of De värderar varandras sällskap och förtroendet är starkt.
vara
to be
de
they
och
and
stark
strong / spicy (of food)
sällskapet
the company (companionship, society)
varandras
each other's
värdera
to value
förtroendet
the trust
Questions & Answers about De värderar varandras sällskap och förtroendet är starkt.
Why is sällskap not in the definite form?
Whenever you use a genitive (possessive) word like varandras (each other's), the noun that follows must be in the indefinite form. Just like you wouldn't say 'my the car' in English, you say varandras sällskap instead of varandras sällskapet.
Does värderar mean 'value' in an emotional sense or a financial sense?
It works for both, exactly like in English! Here it means to emotionally appreciate something, but att värdera is also the verb used to appraise the financial value of a house or an object.
Why does starkt end with a 't' here?
It is describing the noun förtroendet (the trust). Since ett förtroende is an ett-word, the adjective must take the -t ending to agree with it, even when they are separated by the verb är.
How is förtroendet related to the verb for 'to trust'?
Förtroende is specifically the noun for 'trust' or 'confidence'. Swedish doesn't use this root as a verb meaning 'to trust'. Instead, to say 'they trust each other', you would use the verb phrase att lita på, as in de litar på varandra.
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