Word
Försäljningen kommer att öka snart.
Meaning
The sales will increase soon.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Försäljningen kommer att öka snart.
att
to
snart
soon
öka
to increase
komma att
will (future auxiliary)
Questions & Answers about Försäljningen kommer att öka snart.
The lesson is about the linking 's' (foge-s). How does that apply to a word like försäljningen?
When a noun ending in -ning (like försäljning) becomes the first part of a compound word, it almost always takes a linking -s-. For example, combining it with chef (manager) creates försäljningschef (sales manager), and with siffra (figure) it becomes försäljningssiffra (sales figure).
Why does Swedish use the singular försäljningen here when the English translation says the plural "sales"?
In business and economics, Swedish typically uses the singular definite form försäljningen to refer to the overall concept of "sales" or "selling." While the plural försäljningarna exists, it is mostly used when talking about several distinct, individual sale events rather than overall sales volume.
How do we know to use kommer att instead of ska for the future tense here?
Kommer att is used because this is a prediction about a future event outside of the speaker's direct control. You use ska when expressing a firm plan, intention, or promise that you have the power to carry out. Since we can only predict that sales will increase, kommer att is the natural choice.
Is it okay to drop the att and just say Försäljningen kommer öka snart?