Breakdown of Vi behöver bidraget för att stödja det medicinska projektet.
vi
we
behöva
to need
att
to
för
for, to
det
the (with ett-words)
projektet
the project
bidraget
the grant / the contribution
stödja
to support (financially, politically)
medicinsk
medical
Questions & Answers about Vi behöver bidraget för att stödja det medicinska projektet.
Why do we use för att here instead of just att?
In Swedish, för att followed by an infinitive verb like stödja means 'in order to'. If you just used att, it would only mean 'to', which wouldn't clearly express the purpose of needing the grant. It functions much like the compound prepositions in this lesson that show cause or purpose.
Can för att mean something else besides 'in order to'?
Yes! When för att is followed by a complete clause with a subject and a verb, it means 'because'. For example, if the sentence was Vi behöver bidraget för att vi vill stödja projektet, it would mean 'We need the grant because we want to support the project'. Since it is followed directly by the infinitive stödja here, it means 'in order to'.
Why is it det medicinska projektet with both det and the -et ending?
This is the Swedish 'double definite' rule, which is always good to review. When a definite noun like projektet is described by an adjective, you must add the standalone definite article det before the adjective, and also add an -a to the end of the adjective (medicinska).
What is the base form of bidraget, and what exactly does it mean?
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