Breakdown of Att vinna tävlingen kräver störst engagemang.
stor
big
att
to
vinna
to win
tävlingen
the competition
kräva
to require
engagemanget
the commitment
Questions & Answers about Att vinna tävlingen kräver störst engagemang.
Why does kräver come immediately after tävlingen?
The entire phrase Att vinna tävlingen (To win the competition) acts as the subject of the sentence. In Swedish, the verb must be in the second position (the V2 rule). Since the whole infinitive clause counts as position one, the verb kräver comes right after it.
Could I start the sentence with För att vinna tävlingen instead?
No, because Att vinna tävlingen is the subject of the sentence. För att means in order to and is used to show purpose. If you used För att, the sentence would be missing a subject for the verb kräver.
Why is it störst engagemang and not det största engagemanget?
In Swedish, when you use a superlative like störst (greatest) with an abstract or uncountable noun in a general sense, you use the indefinite form. If you were talking about a specific, defined commitment, you would use the definite form det största engagemanget.
Is engagemang an en-word or an ett-word?
It is an ett-word (ett engagemang). It does not have an ending here because it is being used in the indefinite, uncountable sense to mean commitment in general.
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