Breakdown of Chefen stör mig inte, eftersom jag kan jobba var som helst.
jag
I
jobba
to work
inte
not
kunna
to be able to, can
mig
me
chefen
the boss
eftersom
since, because
störa
to disturb
var som helst
anywhere
Questions & Answers about Chefen stör mig inte, eftersom jag kan jobba var som helst.
How does var som helst translate to "anywhere"?
In Swedish, you create "any-" words by taking a question word and adding the phrase som helst. Var means "where", so var som helst means "anywhere". Literally, helst means "preferably" or "rather", but as a fixed phrase it just creates this open, free-choice meaning. You can do the same with vem som helst (anyone) or vad som helst (anything).
Could I use vart som helst instead of var som helst here?
No, you must use var som helst here. Just like the rule for var (location) versus vart (destination/direction), you have to pick the right one for "anywhere". Because working (jobba) is something you do in a location rather than a movement toward a destination, you use var. If the sentence were "I can travel anywhere," you would use vart som helst.
Why is inte placed at the very end of the first clause?
In a standard main clause, the negation inte usually goes after the verb. However, when you have a short object pronoun like mig, dig, or den, the inte gets pushed after it. That's why it is Chefen stör mig inte rather than Chefen stör inte mig.
If I wanted to make the second half of the sentence negative, where would inte go?
It would go right before the verb: ...eftersom jag inte kan jobba var som helst. This is because eftersom (because) introduces a subordinate (dependent) clause. In Swedish subordinate clauses, sentence adverbs like inte must come before the first verb. This is often taught as the "BIFF" rule (Bi-sats, Inte Före Finita verbet).
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