Word
Tror du att jag blir trendig?
Meaning
Do you think I will become trendy?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Tror du att jag blir trendig?
Why does the translation say "will become" when blir is in the present tense?
In Swedish, the present tense is frequently used to talk about the future. Because bli (to become) naturally describes a change of state, jag blir easily translates to "I will become" as well as "I am becoming".
Why do we use tror here instead of tycker for "think"?
You use tror when you are guessing or predicting something you cannot know for a fact, like a future outcome. Tycker is strictly used for expressing personal opinions. Since you are asking for a prediction, tror is the correct verb.
Why is the adjective trendig and not trendigt?
The adjective trendig (trendy) is describing jag (I). Because people are treated as en-words, the adjective stays in its basic form. If you were talking about an ett-word, like a house, it would take the -t ending: Tror du att huset blir trendigt?
Why doesn't the word order invert to blir jag since this is a question?
The question is handled at the very beginning with Tror du. The phrase att jag blir trendig is a subordinate clause. In Swedish subordinate clauses, the subject (jag) must come before the verb (blir).