Breakdown of Arbetsmiljön påverkar dels hur jag mår, dels hur jag jobbar.
jag
I
jobba
to work
hur
how
må
to feel
dels
partly (in dels ..., dels ...)
arbetsmiljön
the work environment
påverka
to affect
Questions & Answers about Arbetsmiljön påverkar dels hur jag mår, dels hur jag jobbar.
How do we use dels ..., dels ... in this sentence?
The phrase dels ..., dels ... translates to 'partly ..., partly ...' or 'for one thing ..., for another ...'. It is a correlative conjunction used to organize multiple factors or reasons. Here, it links two equal ideas to show that the work environment has two main effects: one on how you feel, and one on how you work.
Why use mår for 'feel' instead of känner?
In Swedish, mår specifically describes your overall state of physical or mental well-being (like when asking 'How are you?'). Känner is used for experiencing specific emotions or physical touch (like feeling happy or feeling a cold desk). Since this sentence is about general well-being at work, mår is the correct choice.
Does dels change the word order here?
No, it does not. Sometimes starting a phrase with a new word forces the verb to come before the subject (the V2 rule). However, in this sentence, dels ..., dels ... simply joins two subordinate clauses (hur jag mår and hur jag jobbar). These clauses act as the objects of the main verb påverkar, so they keep their normal 'subject + verb' order.
Why is there an 's' in the middle of arbetsmiljön?
The word arbetsmiljön (the work environment) is a compound noun built from arbete (work) and miljön (the environment). The -s- is a linking letter that is very commonly used in Swedish to glue two words together into a smooth, single compound word.
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