Breakdown of Vad som helst kan hända när vi arbetar på det här sättet.
vi
we
kunna
to be able to, can
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
när
when
hända
to happen
det här
this (ett)
arbeta
to work (more formal than jobba)
sättet
the way
vad som helst
anything
Questions & Answers about Vad som helst kan hända när vi arbetar på det här sättet.
How exactly does vad som helst translate to "anything"?
The phrase som helst is added to question words to create free-choice words. Vad means "what", and adding som helst turns it into "anything" (literally: "what as rather"). You can do this with other question words too, like vem som helst (anyone) or när som helst (anytime).
Could I just say någonting kan hända instead?
You could, but it changes the meaning slightly. Någonting usually means "something" or "anything" in a general sense, while vad som helst strongly emphasizes "absolutely anything at all" without limits.
Why do we use the preposition på for "in this way"?
Prepositions rarely translate word-for-word between English and Swedish. While English says "in this way", Swedish requires på (on), making the set phrase på det här sättet. Using i (in) here would sound unnatural to a native speaker.
Why is the word sättet in the definite form if we are saying "this way"?
In Swedish, whenever you use the demonstrative pronouns den här or det här (this), the noun that follows must always take its definite (the) form. Since ett sätt (a way) is an ett-word, it takes the definite ending -et to become sättet.
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