Breakdown of Distansarbete är flexibelt och passar mig bra.
vara
to be
och
and
bra
good / well
mig
me
passa
to fit
distansarbetet
the remote work
flexibel
flexible
Questions & Answers about Distansarbete är flexibelt och passar mig bra.
Why is it flexibelt with a 't' at the end instead of just flexibel?
The adjective must agree with the noun it describes, which is distansarbete (remote work). Because arbete is an ett-word (ett arbete), any compound word ending with it is also an ett-word. Therefore, the adjective gets the -t ending to become flexibelt.
Could I use väl instead of bra here, since the English translation says 'well'?
It is much more natural to use bra here. In Swedish, bra acts as both the adjective 'good' and the everyday adverb 'well'. While väl does mean 'well', it sounds very formal or old-fashioned in this context. Passar mig bra is the standard, fixed way to say 'suits me well'.
Does the verb passar only mean 'suits' in a figurative sense?
No, passar is very versatile! It means 'suits' in a figurative way (like a schedule or job suiting you), but it also means 'fits' in a literal way, such as clothes fitting your body (tröjan passar mig means 'the sweater fits me').
How would I change this sentence to say remote work suits 'anyone', using the grammar from this lesson?
You would replace the object pronoun mig (me) with the free-choice pronoun vem som helst (anyone/anybody). The phrase would then become ...och passar vem som helst bra (and suits anyone well).
Learn Distansarbete är flexibelt och passar mig bra and more in Swedish
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free