Breakdown of Hon fick jobbet på försäljningsavdelningen.
hon
she
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
jobbet
the work
få
to get, receive
försäljningsavdelningen
the sales department
Questions & Answers about Hon fick jobbet på försäljningsavdelningen.
Why is there an 's' in the middle of försäljningsavdelningen?
This is a linking 's' (foge-s) used to glue two nouns together into a compound word. It connects försäljning (sale or selling) and avdelningen (the department). As a helpful rule, words ending in -ing almost always take a linking 's' when they form the first part of a compound noun.
Why do we use på instead of i for 'in the sales department'?
In Swedish, workplaces, departments, and companies usually take the preposition på. While English says 'in the department', Swedish uses på (at/on) to talk about where someone works or is stationed.
In a long compound word like försäljningsavdelningen, how do we handle the definite 'the' ending?
In Swedish compound nouns, only the very last word takes the grammatical ending. The first part, försäljning, stays in its basic form, while the final part, avdelning, adds the definite ending -en to become avdelningen (the department).
Is fick the standard way to say someone 'was hired' for a job?
Yes, saying someone 'got the job' (fick jobbet) is the most common and natural way to say they were hired. Fick is the past tense of få, which means to get or receive.
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